Hi Carol,
Not a problem at all, most happy to help.
The method described would be best used if the balance on the Vat liability account was left as '0.00' upon the beginning of the new file. This way, the liability account will populate upon the creation of the outstanding invoices/ bills (with the relevant VAT code applied) to represent the outstanding potential Output and Input VAT.
You are correct, these would need to be created individually if there are some invoice lines with VAT considerations, and some lines without.
In terms of date, there should be no problem with creating the invoices and bills used to represent the outstanding balances on the original invoice or Bill date, as they will only be applicable to your VAT 100/ return when you mark the outstanding balance as paid.
Thanks,
Chris.
