When’s my VAT return due?

Filing your VAT return in time is very important if you are not looking to spend money on fines from the HMRC. You have a month and week from the end of your VAT quarter to file your VAT return.

This is made much easier with the introduction of Making Tax Digital, which you can find out more about here.

Below is a list of VAT Quarters along with their deadlines for returns. People will be aligned differently so it is important that you know when your quarters are.

Start Date	End Date	Deadline
1^st January	31^st March	7^th May
1^st Febuary	30^th April	7^th June
1^st March	31^st May	7^th July
1^st April	30^th June	7^th August
1^st May	31^st July	7^th September
1^st June	31^st August	7^th October
1^st July	30^th September	7^th November
1^st August	31^st October	7^th December
1^st September	30^th November	7^th January
1^st October	31^st December	7^th Febuary
1^st November	31^st January	7^th March
1^st December	28^th Febuary	7^th April

Note: You can also arrange to submit your vat returns monthly for example if you usually expect a VAT repaymentor you can arrange an annual VAT return but make payments on account throughout the year until you submit the final VAT return.

The best way to relax about when your VAT return is to get an accountant! Here at The Fishbourne Accountants we will do all the worrying for you. We will make sure your books are all up to date and the return filed within good time.

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