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#ATaxMate

Not yet available for live VAT returns

#ATaxMate is in development and is being tested against HMRC’s test environment. It has not been granted HMRC production access or software recognition, so nothing filed here reaches your real VAT account. We will say so on this page the day that changes.

Making Tax Digital for VAT

File your VAT return from the figures you already have.

#ATaxMate connects your business to HMRC, takes final VAT box totals from a CSV or Excel workbook, checks them, and submits the return under Making Tax Digital. It is bridging software, not transaction accounting software.

Create an accountSee how it works

No payment provider is configured on this deployment, so filing is not blocked by payment.

Four steps, then you are done

  1. 01

    Connect to HMRC

    You authorise #ATaxMate on HMRC’s own website. Your Government Gateway user ID and password are typed into GOV.UK, never into #ATaxMate.

  2. 02

    Bring in your figures

    Import final VAT box totals directly from CSV or Excel. Correct figures in your source spreadsheet and import again to preserve the digital link.

  3. 03

    Check before you file

    Every return is checked against arithmetic rules, HMRC’s constraints and earlier returns filed through #ATaxMate, with each finding explained in full.

  4. 04

    Review and submit

    You see the exact figures going to HMRC, make the legal declaration yourself, and press submit. Nothing is ever filed automatically.

The check is the point, not a formality

Most bridging tools pass your numbers straight through. #ATaxMate reads them first and tells you what looks wrong — in plain English, with the evidence, before HMRC ever sees the return.

Every check is a fixed, published rule. Nothing is decided by a model you cannot inspect, and a warning is always described as something to look at, never as a confirmed error.

  • Box 5 arithmetic and the Box 3 = Box 1 + Box 2 relationship
  • HMRC bounds, signs and whole-pound requirements for boxes 6 to 9
  • Figures that moved sharply against an earlier return filed through #ATaxMate
  • Missing or duplicate box totals in the imported final-summary spreadsheet
  • The reviewed figures still match the applied spreadsheet revision at submission

If you file for your own business

You keep your records however you like — Excel, Google Sheets, an older accounting package. Export the final nine VAT box totals to CSV or XLSX, then #ATaxMate preserves that source through review and filing.

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