Steven Gordon

Thanks. Turns out the problem (I think) is I had to type my UTR manually into the form, not copy/paste it.

Ah perfect. It's strange I didn't find this in any of my Google searching, but it's right there clearly under 16.2.1. Thank you!

Thanks both. I did choose March. I guess my original uncertainty was around whether the filing date is the start or end of March. And as I don’t yet have my registration confirmed, I assume I don’t need to file anything right now - just wait until I eventually get my VAT number (and then see how many quarters I need to backfile)?

I am trying to register for VAT online. We are an NETP, with a UK-registered business. Going through the registration online, I get the above error along with "The information you provided does not match the details we have about your business." The form only asked me about my personal address and personal UTR, so I'm not even sure how it's deciding my business information is incorrect.

Hi, I'm registering for VAT and this needs to be backdated as (I didn't realise an NETP needs to register right away). As a new business still gearing up to launch, we haven't really been actively trading in that time - only made three incidental sales, the first on 13 Jan 2025 (it's mow Apr). If I backdate my registration date to 1 Jan 2025, which VAT stagger should I choose to minimise the number of backdated filings I need to submit? Or can one filing cover cover the whole period?

I know this has been asked a few times but usually from a B2B perspective. My question is, do I really need to reissue new invoices to my B2C (product) customers upon receiving my VAT number, as long as I'm paying HMRC the necessary VAT on my filings for that period? Those customers won't be claiming any input VAT on their end.