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Posted on by Ian_Bourne_Cloud2020 155

Trying to set up  MTD

Using the guide at: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/dynamics365/business-central/localfunctionality/unitedkingdom/making-tax-digital-submit-vat-return

It says to set up a Service Connections | HMRC VAT Set Up.  There isn't one.  There is HMRC VAT Sandbox Setup or GovTalk Set Up

I don't want to set up a Sandbox, I want to set his up for real.  The GovTalk service does not include an authorisation process and is not mentioned in the guides at all.

Anyone managed to achieve this yet?  How did you do it?

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    Steve Byrne 225 on at
    RE: Making Tax Digital - guides not helpful

    Hi Ian, I have created a User Guide based on the MS Docs page + watching MS's webinar + testing the setup for myself. Happy to share. I have placed it on Dropbox. Ping me your email address if interested.

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    Ian_Bourne_Cloud2020 155 on at
    RE: Making Tax Digital - guides not helpful

    This error is now with MSFT support... I'll keep you posted

  • Ian_Bourne_Cloud2020 Profile Picture
    Ian_Bourne_Cloud2020 155 on at
    RE: Making Tax Digital - guides not helpful

    Wow, nearly there!

    That was the issue.  I had BG in front of the numerals in BC.  Once these were stripped BC connected

    I'm assuming that not being able to return liabilities and payments is because there haven't been any using MTD?

    I did try to submit a VAT Return.  One period had been brought into BC using the VAT Return Periods | Process | Get VAT Returns (I put in a period that should have given me all periods for the FY but on ly one was pulled in), but when I go to VAT Return Periods | Process | Create VAT Return I get the error: It is not possible to assign numbers automatically. If you want the program to assign numbers automatically, please activate Default Nos, in No. Series VAT REPORT

    Can't see how to do this - any thoughts?

  • S.H. Alexandersen Profile Picture
    S.H. Alexandersen 136 on at
    RE: Making Tax Digital - guides not helpful

    Hi Ian

    Thing is that the sandbox option was never intended to be released. We'll consider updating the docs page. Thanks.

    The Vrn is not a useful abbreviation of "VAT Registration No.". We'll change that in this error message.

    You should check that the VAT Registration No. on Company Information matches the one registered for the company with HMRC.

    Thanks.

    Søren

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    Ian_Bourne_Cloud2020 155 on at
    RE: Making Tax Digital - guides not helpful

    Hi Soren,

    Many thanks, that solves the connection with HMRC apparently, it now works as posted in docs.microsoft.com

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/dynamics365/business-central/localfunctionality/unitedkingdom/making-tax-digital-submit-vat-return

    Is it possible that someone can update the guides to save other people the time it took to find the solution (I didn't install the Making Tax Digital extension so didn't know how I would have to go about this at some stage, I assume this was part of a normal update in the past)

    The next stage of the process is to pull down the VAT Return Periods.  When I follow the process in the docs.microsoft.com guide and go to:

    VAT Return Periods | Process | Get VAT Return Periods

    I get the error: Not possible to retrieve VAT return periods.  Reason: The provided Vrn is invalid

    Any idea what that means...?!

    Kind regards,

    Ian

  • S.H. Alexandersen Profile Picture
    S.H. Alexandersen 136 on at
    RE: Making Tax Digital - guides not helpful

    Hi Ian

    It seems you have an older version of this functionality that included sandbox functionality. The newest version of this functionality does not, and you need to uninstall the Making Tax Digital extension (in Extentions Management) and reinstall it from AppSource.

    Thanks

    Best regards

    Søren Alexandersen

    Program Manager, Business Central Localization

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    Ian_Bourne_Cloud2020 155 on at
    RE: Making Tax Digital - guides not helpful

    I have tried setting up the Sandbox version but when you follow the instructions and click through to the HMRC page Process | Request Authorisation Code you get a dummy account details shown but no authorisation code...

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