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File your VAT return with HMRC

What Submit does

DIY Accounting Submit sends your VAT return to HMRC under Making Tax Digital. It is bridging software: you keep your records in a spreadsheet or in other software, then you enter the figures for the nine boxes here and submit them.

You can also see your VAT obligations and their due dates, and look at the returns you sent before. When HMRC accepts a return, it sends back a receipt with a Form Bundle Number. Submit also files accounts and confirmation statements with Companies House.

Price

VAT returns to HMRC cost £0.99 a month or £9.99 a year. You can cancel at any time.

The free day pass

You can try Submit free first. On the Bundles page, request a day pass. It gives you 3 tokens for 24 hours, and each VAT submission uses 1 token. Up to 100 guests can hold a day pass at one time. If the passes are all in use, try again the next day.

If someone sends you a pass link, it gives you 3 VAT submissions free for 7 days.

How to file your VAT return

  1. Log in with your Google or Microsoft account.
  2. Request a day pass, or subscribe on the Bundles page.
  3. Choose Submit VAT, then enter your VAT registration number and the dates of the VAT period.
  4. Enter the figures for the boxes. Submit calculates boxes 3 and 5 for you.
  5. Sign in to HMRC with your Government Gateway user ID when Submit asks you to, and give Submit permission to send your returns.
  6. Submit the return. Keep the receipt that HMRC sends back.

Income Tax

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax started on 6 April 2026 for sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000. It includes qualifying income over £30,000 from 6 April 2027.

Our Income Tax service runs in HMRC's sandbox, so it does not file anything real yet. The availability table shows the status of each service. Until Income Tax is in production here, use software from HMRC's list of compatible software.

Where to get help

Read the help and frequently asked questions, the user guide or watch the walkthrough videos. You can email us at support@diyaccounting.co.uk.

For questions about your own tax, contact HMRC.