Submitting VAT return

Leighton Reed · ‎October 09, 2023

I set up my Self-employment (accountancy) consultancy business (ABC Consulting) under QB Accountant (which is called ABC Accounting). I did this as I use QB Accountant for my wife's business. So, in ABC Accounting on QB Accountant Online I have ABC Consulting as a new client. I wish to submit the VAT return for ABC Consulting and the software wants me to set up an Agent Service Account to file the VAT return on behalf of ABC Consulting. I run both ABC Consulting and ABC Accounting but I can't seem to login as ABC Consulting in QB Online to submit my own VAT return. I need to submit as the business owner and not as the accountant (agent).

I should probably have set up ABC Consulting as a self-employed person in QB Online first and then appointed ABC Accounting as my accountant.

I may need to delete ABC Consulting under QB Accountant Online and start again.

Help!

GeorgiaC · ‎October 09, 2023

Hi Leighton, thanks for posting on the Community

QuickBooks recognises the user-type that you're logged in as, meaning when submitting via MTD as a business owner (when the company is not registered for VAT under an ASA) you'll also need to be logging into QuickBooks as a business user.

You can add yourself as a new user to ABC Consulting (as a Company Admin) with a different email not already associated with QB so that you log in directly to the company file (not via QB Accountant). This will then allow you to turn on VAT and submit the return.

Get back to us below if you have any Q's. :)

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