HMRC MTD VAT Digital Re-Authorisation

HMRC MTD VAT Digital Re-Authorisation

An MTD VAT Registered Business or an Agent must give Andica MTD VAT software permission to interact with their data on HMRC MTD system. This is a standard practice required by HMRC.

You will need to authorise the software before you can send VAT Returns digitally to HMRC. The software provides an option to

Once the software has been authorised, this authorisation is valid for 18 months. Occasionally and at least once every 18 months, HMRC may require you to re-authorise the software.

You can re-authorise the software for VAT Digital Authorisation using this process within the Andica MTD VAT software:

  1. Start the software and open the relevant Business record.

  2. Open the 'VAT Tax Year (Obligations)'

  3. From the menu, select 'Tools' - 'Security' - 'Re-Authorisation'

  4. Follow on-screen information for 'VAT Digital Authorisation' - details are as provided in the user guide.

  5. Retrieve VAT Periods (Obligations)

To ensure you are able to connect to HMRC MTD VAT system, you can also try by retrieving the VAT Payments and VAT Liabilities functions. If there are some issues, HMRC systems will provide an error message that the software will display to you.

HMRC have a process that must be followed to get MTD VAT submissions started.

If the issue persists, you will need to contact HMRC's Online Services helpdesk on 0300 200 3701 and speak with their MTD VAT team to confirm the registration process. We cannot access HMRC systems to check what is wrong with your digital account and the clients MTD VAT registration.

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