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Making Tax Digital for VAT – Grant Authority
Part of the process of getting ready for MTD involved granting authority to allow Business Manager to interact with HMRC. This permission is only valid for 18 months so many of you will be coming up to the time when it needs renewing.
We recommend that you redo this by going to Setup – VAT – MTD Settings and then Connect to HMRC. Log in using your Government Gateway login details and then Grant Authority. You will then be set for another 18 months. If you are submitting your VAT, please exit and reopen the program before closing the period. For more information please click here.
If you do not do this you may find that you receive an error message when you come to submit your MTD VAT figures that talks about ‘Refresh Token is invalid’ or ‘Missing data on current obligations’.
Grant Authority will sort this and allow you to make a successful submission.
Making Tax Digital for VAT.
Please note MTD submissions made after 1 October 2019 must be made using this software.
Submissions made from older versions may be rejected.
This version of the software incorporates mandatory anti-fraud updates required by HMRC for all MTD VAT submissions after 1 October 2019.
New users – For more information about Cash Focus read the Getting started and Enhancement guides. These can be found under the Guides & manuals tab. You will also find answers and useful information under the FAQs tab.
Existing users – For more information about this update please read the Enhancement guide carefully before updating. Before you start the installation process check that your licence is up to date and that you have taken a backup of your data. You will also need to make sure the program has been closed.
Windows 8 and Windows 10 operating systems only*
*Please note – Windows 7 is no longer supported by Microsoft, meaning future versions of Cash Focus will not install onto Windows 7 machines. Please contact Farmplan to discuss upgrading your PC if this is applicable.
Summary of changes
Version 3.43
- Important changes have been made to the MTD VAT anti-fraud headers
- Postponed VAT accounting option for Imports
- We have added the Business Internet Banking file format that is required by CYBG which includes Clydesdale, Yorkshire and Virgin banks
Version 3.42
- Help & Support – Updated Home Page including Online Chat button
- Year on Year comparisons – compare up to 10 years of cashflow
- North Herts Farmers – import your direct debits from NHF
- Suppliers/Customers – date last used
- Suppliers/Customers – bulk finish
- Spreadsheet import – import journals from a csv file
- Searchcodes – new report
- Electronic banking – Handelsbanken Fast Payment and Citibank
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