VAT Filer- How to submit your own companies VAT return?

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VAT Filer- How to submit your own companies VAT return?

9th May 2023

IRIS VAT Filer- How to submit your own companies VAT return?

If you ONLY submit your own VAT (eg you have no clients – just yourself):

1)Load your own company in the VAT filer and when you click ‘Client refresh’ – Log in using your original MTD credentials (this is from HMRC) for your business and you can now submit VAT for their own company.

2) If you have any issues then you need to check your using the correct MTD credentials and you may need to contact HMRC support (as IRIS doesn’t create or support these MTD credentials).

If you submit other companies and your own VAT (eg your an accountant for several clients):

1)Load your own company in the VAT filer. Client view / Accountant- switch to ‘Alternative’ accountant – new and create that new account – make sure its ticket ‘can act as agent’ (may need to be Master to do this)

2) Click the ‘Client refresh’ button
3) Log in using your original MTD credentials (this is from HMRC) for your business (do not use the VAT ASA login)
4) Can now submit VAT for their own company
5) Remember the ‘Agent’ setting is normally used when submitting for other company VATs – so be careful not to mix up the alternative and agent accountants or you wont be able to submit the VAT