Paying VAT Online
Submit VAT Returns Online
To submit your VAT retuns online you must register to do this via the HM Revenue & Customs website. Follow the steps below for registering online VAT returns:
Go to: www.hmrc.gov.uk
Click the 'VAT Online' link at the bottom of the green 'do it online' area
Click the 'Register' button and then choose the type of account you require (e.g. Individual / Organisation)
Tick the box marked 'VAT' and click 'Next
The HMRC website will take you through a series of steps as follows:
- Provide your name and a contact e-mail address
- Create a password which you will need to remember for future reference
- Note your user ID generated by the website
Next, you will be required to enter details about your VAT registration. These details are:
- VAT Registration Number
- Principal Place Of Business postcode
- Date of VAT Date of Registration (this is the 'Effective Date' as noted on your certificate for VAT Registration). If you do not know this date, contact the HMRC.
- Final month of last VAT return submitted
- Figure on last VAT return submitted (Box 5)
Once the details are entered correctly you will receive a Gateway Registration Notification e-mail.
You also will receive a letter by post informing you that your online account has been activated.
After this activation you may submit VAT returns online by logging into the website via the VAT online link.
Paying VAT
You can pay by debit / credit card, online or by post:
Debit / Credit Card
Click here to pay your VAT by debit / credit card
Online Banking
Sort code: 08 32 00
Account: 11963155
Account name: HMRC VAT
You must give your VAT registration number as the reference number. This is made up of nine digits, for example 123456789. When making payment it is important that you show your registration number with no gaps between the characters otherwise there could be a delay in updating your record.
By Post
HM Revenue and Customs
VAT Controller
VAT Central Unit
BX5 5AT
If paying by post please:
- make your cheque payable to ‘HM Revenue & Customs only’ followed by your nine-digit VAT registration number and send it with your return using the pre-addressed envelope provided by HMRC.
- do not fasten the cheque with paper clips or staples or in any other manner.
To allow for possible postal delays (for which HMRC is not responsible) please allow at least three working days for your payment to reach them.
For more details about our services or if you have any queries about the above, please contact us. If you would like to pay DK Rumsby and Co Ltd via online banking then please contact us for details.
