Hello

I'm helping a friend get quickbooks set up 2 years after company set up and to get their VAT situation sorted. It's a very simple company set up and i have sorted most but getting stuck on VAT.

They didn't initially submit VAT returns so have made 7 payments of estimated VAT charges as requested by HMRC - these are appearing on the bank transactions but i'm not sure how to categorise them as if i put them as a "Taxes Paid" expense they then appear in the P&L as a cost line item which doesn't seem correct. Please can you advise?

I've then registered for making tax digital and i'm getting a "take action" box top right. This brings up the 2022 VAT return which i need to mark as filed BUT i can see it's clearly wrong. I believe they submitted it offline pre quick books. I think i need to adjust this before i file it but if i adjust Box 1 to reflect the true input VAT for that period i don't know which "Adjustment Account" to select? Likewise for Box 4, 6 and 7. I know the values to type in but don't understand the entry the adjustment account will drive

thanks