How to Close a VAT Period Without Submitting Through Making Tax Digital (MTD)

If your business submits VAT returns to HMRC using separate software, Navigator can still be used to close the VAT period and process the accounting entries without sending the VAT return through Making Tax Digital.

How this works

Making Tax Digital can be switched off within Navigator. Once disabled, the VAT period can be closed manually without any VAT return data being submitted to HMRC.

Navigator will still process the VAT return through the system so that the relevant VAT payment is posted correctly within the accounts.

This allows you to:

• Close the VAT period in Navigator.
• Roll the VAT period forward.
• Process the accounting entries as normal.
• Avoid submitting the VAT return to HMRC from Navigator.

Your VAT return can then continue to be submitted separately using your chosen VAT software.

Important

Once Making Tax Digital has been switched off, Navigator may continue to display a message asking whether you have registered for Making Tax Digital.

When this message appears, you must select No.

Selecting Yes may re-enable the MTD process and could result in Navigator expecting the VAT return to be submitted electronically to HMRC.

If you need Making Tax Digital switched off so that your VAT periods can be closed manually, please contact Navigator Support.