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What is Making Tax Digital?
Making Tax Digital is part of HMRC’s plans to bring UK tax into the digital age. It requires all VAT-registered businesses with a taxable turnover above £85K to keep records in a digital form and file VAT returns using Making Tax Digital-ready software (like QuickBooks). The legislation began on 1 April 2019.
Is my current solution compliant?
| Version | Action needed |
|---|---|
| QuickBooks Desktop 2019 | No immediate action is required. If your subscription was up to date, you should have received the latest release by the end of March 2019. If this wasn’t received, contact support to assist. |
| QuickBooks Desktop 2016 or earlier | You will need to upgrade to QuickBooks Online or QuickBooks Desktop 2019 monthly subscription. Call 0808 168 4245 to talk through which version is best suited for your needs. |
| How to find your QuickBooks version | Hit F2 on your keyboard in QuickBooks Desktop and your current version will appear. |
Making Tax Digital - are you compliant?
46% of small businesses wrongly believe they’re MTD compliant. Answer five simple questions to understand if you’re ready for MTD.
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Standard Payroll
£4/mo
+ £1 per paid employee /month
Advanced Payroll
£8/mo
+ £1 per paid employee /month
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Standard Payroll
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£8/mo
+ £1 per paid employee /month
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Standard Payroll
Your simple payroll solution- Multiple pay schedules (weekly and monthly)
- Statutory payments for maternity, paternity and sick leave
- Net pay, taxes and National Insurance and pension contributions all calculated as well as overtime and bonus payments.
- Payslips for print or email
- Real-time Full Payment Submission and Employer Payment Submission automatically sent to HMRC
- Workplace pension/auto enrolment assessment and calculation of pension contributions
- Automatic update of tax codes at the start of the tax year
- Journals automatically created and posted to your QuickBooks account
- Pay Statutory Sick Pay without any waiting days and track furloughed employees
Advanced Payroll
The complete solution for complex payroll needs- Multiple pay schedules (weekly, fortnightly, 4-weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual)
- Payslips for print or email
- Timesheets, rotas, leave and expense management
- All statutory payments
- Mobile app/portal where employees can change their personal details, access payslips and request leave
- Direct integration with supported pension providers so you can submit contributions automatically. New pension schemes can also be set up directly from QuickBooks.
- Construction Industry Scheme (CIS Suffered) reporting
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- Court order deductions
- 30 off-the-peg or bespoke payroll reports sent automatically in batches
- Automatic pay runs for directors and salaried employees
- Journal posting for multiple locations into different accounts
- Pay Statutory Sick Pay without any waiting days and track furloughed employees
Making Tax Digital for Desktop users webinar
Join us to find out more on Making Tax Digital and how QuickBooks Desktop has you covered. In this webinar, you’ll find out what’s required, whether your current solution is compliant and how QuickBooks will support you with a cloud-based or desktop financial software solution.
Register FREEFrequently asked questions
How do I know which desktop version I am using
Within your current QuickBooks Desktop product, hit F2 on your keyboard to display the version year.
How do I know my data imported correctly?
We do everything we can to make sure things are accurate so you don't have to do anything. But it is always a good idea to double check by running a Profit & Loss report, and Balance Sheet report on Accrual method, for all dates. Do this for both QuickBooks Online & Desktop and compare your balances to make sure things match.
* If you select the Free Trial option the first months subscription to QuickBooks, starting from the date of enrolment, is free. To continue using QuickBooks after your one month trial, you'll be asked to present a valid credit card for authorisation, and you'll be charged the then current fee for the service(s) you've selected. All prices shown exclude VAT. Offer(s) are valid for new QuickBooks customers only. Offer cannot be combined with any other QuickBooks Online offers. Terms, conditions, features, pricing, service and support are subject to change without notice.
QuickBooks Making Tax Digital for VAT software is available to all QuickBooks Simple Start, Essential and Plus subscribers. Use of QuickBooks MTD for VAT software and bridging software must be aligned with HMRC's eligibility requirements and includes additional set up between the small business and HMRC.
QuickBooks MTD software currently supports Standard, Cash and Flat Rate schemes. QuickBooks Bridging Software supports Standard and Cash schemes. Annual submissions are not currently supported but will be coming soon. Businesses whose home currency is not GBP are currently not supported.
Receive a 50% discount off the current monthly price for QuickBooks Online Simple Start or 50% discount off the current monthly price for QuickBooks Online Essentials or 50% discount off the current monthly price for QuickBooks Online Plus for the first 6 months of service, starting from date of enrolment, followed by the then current monthly price. Your account will automatically be charged on a monthly basis until you cancel. You must select the Buy Now option and will not receive a one month trial. Offer valid for new QuickBooks Online customers only. No limit on the number of subscriptions ordered. You can cancel at any time by calling 0808 168 9533. Discount cannot be combined with any other QuickBooks Online offers. Terms, conditions, features, pricing, service and support are subject to change without notice. All prices shown exclude VAT.
Receive a 50% discount off the current monthly subscription price for the first 6 months of service starting from the date you subscribe for the service. In order to obtain the discount you need to select the Buy Now option and will not receive the free one month trial offer. After the first 6 months, your account will be charged on a monthly basis at the then current price until you cancel. The above discount offer is available only to new QuickBooks Self-Employed customers and cannot be combined with any other QuickBooks Online offers.
1Standard Payroll is priced at a rate of £4/ month subscription fee + £1 per paid employee per month until you cancel. Advanced Payroll is priced at a rate of £8/ month subscription fee + £1 per paid employee per month until you cancel. All prices are exclusive of VAT. Your account will automatically be charged on a monthly basis for the subscription fee and for all payruns processed in the previous month. Offer available to all customers with an active subscription to QuickBooks Simple Start, Essentials or Plus. Terms, conditions, features, pricing, service and support are subject to change without notice.
2QuickBooks Advanced Payroll allows you to automatically submit information to the following pension providers: NEST, The Peoples Pension, Smart Pensions, Aviva and NOW:Pensions
3Mileage tracking is available on QuickBooks Self-Employed Android and iOS and the QuickBooks Online App on iOS
These terms apply to QuickBooks UK customers only. Bulk-pricing discount offer is valid only if you are signing up for more than one QuickBooks Online subscription with each order. View terms and conditions for multiple accounts pricing here. To inquire further about the bulk-pricing discount offer, please call 0808 168 4246.
*QuickBooks UK have temporarily changed our support hours due to the mandated travel and office restrictions. Please see temporary customer support opening times:
- QuickBooks Online Phone – Monday to Friday 8am to 7pm.
- QuickBooks Online Live Messaging – Monday to Friday 8am to 12am, Saturday and Sunday 8am to 8pm.
- QuickBooks Self Employed Live Messaging – Monday to Friday 7am to 10pm, Saturday and Sunday 8am to 8pm.
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'See how your business is doing in less than 30 seconds'; Intuit survey June 2016.
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'75% of QuickBooks Online users say working with an accountant makes their businesses run better'; Based on Intuit US customer survey 2016.