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Partial VAT Exemption Scheme (VAT Notice 706) A business is partially exempt if it makes, or intends to make, both taxable and exempt supplies and incurs tax on costs that relate to both.  If your business is partially exempt, then you may... Read More

Datafile Software VAT Form 100 - Cashbook This option allows the facility to print the details required for the quarterly (monthly) VAT Form 100 that all VAT traders in the UK must send to their VAT offices. The facility can also print an audit... Read More

Datafile Software VAT Form 100 - Process on Period Dates The VAT Form 100 can be configured to work on monthly or quarterly periods and processes based on the calendar – i.e. if monthly processes transactions from 01/01/2008 to 31/01/2008,... Read More

Group VAT Registration The Cashbook VAT Form 100 reports its entries based on Nominal Ledger transactions. In a multi company environment where companies share the same VAT registration number, these need to be consolidated to submit the VAT... Read More

VAT on Imported Goods When goods are purchased from a country outside the EU then import VAT may be applied. Typically, a separate invoice is supplied from the courier showing the amount of import duty and VAT due. Subject to the normal rules... Read More

Payroll users will be familiar with the process where each payroll run an online Full Payment Submission (FPS) is processed to the HMRC. For VAT, however, users have typically recorded the details online via the HMRC website – in Datafile 2018... Read More

Post-Dated Purchase Invoices The Datafile Purchase Ledger allows posting to the current purchase ledger period and one future period. If you receive a purchase invoice for an earlier period that has now been closed, you can post that transaction... Read More

Datafile Software VAT Reports This option gives a sub-menu of three reports analysing the transactions against the VAT code. VAT Summary This report lists the total goods amount, tax, and for the purchase ledger, the EC Acquisition tax for each... Read More

Datafile Software Enter Prices Inclusive of VAT Within entry options such as direct transaction entry within the Sales/Purchase Ledgers and Cashbook receipt/payment postings the system allows entry of the total value including tax into &lsquo... Read More

Datafile Software Reverse VAT Charges for Mobile Phones and Computer Chips Overview Changes to VAT legislation for the sale/purchase of selected products between two VAT registered UK businesses mean that the purchaser of the goods, rather than... Read More