Submit Irish VAT Return online

A file is generated from the VAT 3 form. It is this file that is sent to the Revenue. If required you can adjust the total box values on the VAT 3 form before creating the file.

When you send the VAT 3 file to the Revenue, via your Revenue Online Services (ROS) account, the file is validated. To make sure that the VAT 3 file produced by Sage 200 passes this validation:

  • We recommend that your VAT periods are the same as the ROS guidelines.
  • The start date should always show the first day of the month of the given VAT period.

  • The VAT 3 file must have a start and end date in the same year.

    Note: We recommend that your VAT periods are the same as the ROS guidelines above.

  • The VAT return is finalised for the VAT period.
  • A VAT 3 file is produced.
  • A copy of the VAT Return and the VAT transactions reports are printed.

You must have

  • Selected Enable Online VAT Submissions in the Nominal Ledger settings.
  • Registered for the ROS service on the Revenue (revenue.ie).
  • Entered your ROS registration number in Company Details.

To submit your VAT Return online

Open: Nominal Ledger > Period End Routines > VAT Analysis | Current Period Return.

  1. Check and make adjustments to your VAT return if required.

  2. Click Produce VAT Return.

    Note: This is the final VAT Return for this period. You cannot make any changes to the VAT Return once you have selected Produce the VAT Return. All the transactions are marked as reconciled, and cannot be included in any subsequent returns.

  3. Choose where to save the VAT 3 file. The File name defaults to the start and end dates of the VAT period.

You can now send this file to the Revenue via your Revenue On-line Services (ROS) account.

Note: You can recreate the VAT 3 file from the record stored in Sage 200, if necessary. Open Period End Routines > VAT Analysis | Completed Period Totals. Select the relevant return and click Re-submit. Choose where to save the VAT 3 file.

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See also

Steps in this task

Company details

Set up Sage 200 to submit your VAT Return online

Other tasks

Submit UK VAT Return online

Overview

Produce the final VAT Return

Reference

Revenue (revenue.ie)