VAT returns · Wirral
Your VAT returns prepared, checked and filed for you
We keep your VAT records digital, prepare each return and file it with HMRC under Making Tax Digital, with a reminder before every deadline. You get a named, qualified accountant in Bromborough, Wirral, and we work with clients across the UK.
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AAT Licensed Accountant · QuickBooks Elite ProAdvisor · Bromborough, Wirral
VAT registered businesses
From
£110
a month + VAT
For a VAT registered sole trader with no employees. Prices are indicative: our team confirms the scope and final price.
VAT return submissions
Year end accounts
What we do
What does our VAT return service cover?
We prepare each VAT return from your digital records, check it for anything unusual, tell you what you owe and file it with HMRC using Making Tax Digital compatible software. We also register businesses for VAT, review which VAT scheme suits you and help correct earlier returns.
Our team confirms what your price covers when we quote.
VAT returns
Prepared from your records, checked and filed with HMRC. We remind you before each deadline.
VAT registration
A service we provide: we register your business for VAT with HMRC. Ask us to add it to your quote.
VAT scheme reviews
A service we provide: we review whether the Flat Rate Scheme or cash accounting suits your business. Ask us to add it to your quote.
Simple VAT software
Cloud accounting software that keeps your VAT records digital and files your returns under Making Tax Digital. We work with QuickBooks, Xero and FreeAgent.
Deadline reminders
A reminder before each VAT deadline, by text if you want one, so there are no last-minute surprises.
Regular reporting
Figures you can read, with feedback on what they mean for your business.
A dedicated accountant
One named, qualified person who knows your business, with support when you have a question.
Deadlines
When is a VAT return due?
Most VAT registered businesses send a VAT return to HMRC every three months. The deadline to submit it online, and to pay what you owe, is usually one calendar month and seven days after the end of the accounting period.
You must send a return even if you have no VAT to pay or reclaim.
VAT return
Usually every 3 months. Due online one calendar month and 7 days after the end of the accounting period.
VAT payment
The same deadline as the return. The payment must reach HMRC's account by then.
Digital records
You must use compatible software to keep your VAT records and file your VAT returns under Making Tax Digital for VAT.
Late returns
HMRC gives a penalty point for each return sent late. Reach the points threshold and the penalty is £200.
These rules are correct as at 6 October 2026, for the 2026/27 tax year.
Your accountant sends a reminder ahead of each date, so you have time to get us what we need.
Registering for VAT
When do you have to register for VAT?
You must register when your total taxable turnover for the last 12 months goes over £90,000, the VAT registration threshold in 2026/27, or when you expect it to go over £90,000 in the next 30 days. You can also choose to register below the threshold.
We can check your figures and register you with HMRC. Once you go over the threshold, you have to register within 30 days of the end of that month. VAT registration is a service we provide; ask us to add it to your quote.
What we do when you register
We check whether you need to register, or whether registering by choice would suit your business.
We register your business for VAT with HMRC.
We review which VAT scheme and accounting approach fits.
We set up your software, so your VAT records are digital from the start.
How it works
How do we handle each VAT return?
Each return follows three steps. We get your VAT setup right, your sales and purchases are kept in cloud bookkeeping software, and we prepare the return from those records.
We check it for unusual items and explain what you owe before it is filed.
1
Start with the right setup
We review your registration, your VAT scheme and your software.
2
Keep your records digital
Sales, purchases and VAT receipts go into your cloud software as you trade.
3
We check and file
We prepare the return, explain what you owe and submit it to HMRC.
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Pricing
How much does VAT return help cost?
VAT return submissions are included in our monthly packages for VAT registered businesses, from £110 a month + VAT for a sole trader. Each package also covers your year end accounts.
If you only want help with your VAT returns, tell us in the quote form and we will quote you for that.
VAT registered packages
Sole trader, VAT registered
from £110 a month + VAT
Partnership, VAT registered
from £120 a month + VAT
Limited company, VAT registered
from £130 a month + VAT
Limited liability partnership (LLP), VAT registered
from £130 a month + VAT
No minimum term
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In every VAT registered package
VAT return submissions
Year end accounts
Tax efficiency planning
Cloud bookkeeping software
AI receipt capture software
Each package also covers tax returns, which differ by business type. For a partnership, the Partnership Tax Return is quoted separately. We confirm the full list when we quote.
Prices are indicative and apply to businesses with no employees and turnover not exceeding £150,000. Our team confirms the scope and final price. Above £150,000 turnover, our team will give you a custom quote. VAT registration, VAT scheme reviews and VAT returns on their own are services we provide; ask us to add them to your quote. There is no minimum term, and you can pay by Direct Debit or card.
Why Wainwrights
Why trust Wainwrights with your VAT?
You get your own dedicated accountant and a reminder before each deadline, and our office is open 9am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday. We're a practice established over 30 years ago, AAT licensed accountants and a QuickBooks Elite ProAdvisor firm, based in Bromborough and working with businesses across the UK.
30+
years in practice
500+
reviews on Trustpilot and Google
4.8
out of 5 on Trustpilot
“Always efficient, professional, and punctual in every task they undertake.”
Leonidas Makris, on Trustpilot, July 2026
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What do businesses ask us about VAT?
When does a business have to register for VAT?
When its total taxable turnover for the last 12 months goes over £90,000, the threshold in 2026/27, or when it expects to go over that in the next 30 days. You can also register by choice below the threshold.
How often do I send a VAT return?
Usually every three months. The return and the payment are both due one calendar month and seven days after the end of each accounting period.
Do I need special software for VAT?
Yes. Under Making Tax Digital for VAT you must use compatible software to keep your VAT records and file your returns. We work with QuickBooks, Xero and FreeAgent, and can help you choose and set one up.
Are VAT returns included in your monthly price?
Yes, if you take a package for a VAT registered business: VAT return submissions are part of it, from £110 a month + VAT for a sole trader. VAT registration and scheme reviews are services we add to your quote.
Can you correct an earlier VAT return?
Yes. We review the error, work out the right way to correct it and help prepare the records HMRC needs.
What happens if a VAT return is late?
HMRC gives a penalty point for each return sent late, and a £200 penalty once you reach the points threshold. We send a reminder before each deadline so you have time to get us what we need.
Do I need to be on the Wirral?
No. We're based in Bromborough and work with VAT registered businesses across the UK by phone, Zoom, WhatsApp and our client app.
How much does VAT return help cost?
From £110 a month + VAT for a VAT registered sole trader with no employees, from £120 for a partnership and from £130 for a limited company or LLP. VAT return submissions are included in these prices, which are indicative. See all our prices.
Ready when you are
Ready to hand over your VAT returns?
Get a quote online, or book a free call with an accountant in Bromborough.
Or call 0151 334 5935