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Guidance: Making Tax Digital for VAT as an agent: step by step

Published 8 February 2019

Last updated 1 April 2022
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  1. 1 April 2022

    Information has been updated to reflect the fact that VAT registered businesses with taxable turnover below the registration threshold will also need to follow the Making Tax Digital rules from 1 April 2022.

  2. 9 October 2020

    We have added a link to guidance on how to authorise an agent to deal with certain tax services for you.

  3. 20 July 2020

    Added translation

  4. 16 July 2020

    Section 6 updated to ‘Ask new clients to authorise you’.

  5. 13 September 2019

    A new section has been added about ‘How to manage your client’s details’.

  6. 1 August 2019

    Added translation

  7. 12 July 2019

    Added translation

  8. 17 May 2019

    Sign your client up at least 72 hours before their VAT Return is due, or 7 working days before if they pay by Direct Debit.

  9. 25 March 2019

    Businesses need to sign up for Making Tax Digital at least one week before their VAT Return is due.

  10. 8 February 2019

    First published.

Published 8 February 2019

Last updated 1 April 2022
+ show all updates

  1. 1 April 2022

    Information has been updated to reflect the fact that VAT registered businesses with taxable turnover below the registration threshold will also need to follow the Making Tax Digital rules from 1 April 2022.

  2. 9 October 2020

    We have added a link to guidance on how to authorise an agent to deal with certain tax services for you.

  3. 20 July 2020

    Added translation

  4. 16 July 2020

    Section 6 updated to ‘Ask new clients to authorise you’.

  5. 13 September 2019

    A new section has been added about ‘How to manage your client’s details’.

  6. 1 August 2019

    Added translation

  7. 12 July 2019

    Added translation

  8. 17 May 2019

    Sign your client up at least 72 hours before their VAT Return is due, or 7 working days before if they pay by Direct Debit.

  9. 25 March 2019

    Businesses need to sign up for Making Tax Digital at least one week before their VAT Return is due.

  10. 8 February 2019

    First published.