Any help with how to rectify this would be very appreciated!
I've just really stupidly run a VAT return for the wrong period (July - Sept 24 instead of April - June 24) and didn't back up the data beforehand, I reconciled the return but haven't filed it with HMRC yet. The figures are correct (for April to June) as there are no entries in July but obviously the time period is incorrect. Is there anyway I can rectify this?
You can fix this by doing the following:
Run a new vat return for the correct date of April to June 24 and file with HMRC when you're ready to do so.
When you come to do July to September 2024, you'll need to tick "Include reconciled transactions", this will include all the transactions from the previously incorrect reconciled return for this period.
You can delete the return that was done by mistake or keep it for reference. Deleting the return, simply removes the return from the VAT list, all transactions remain reconciled.
In v30.1 the message was updated on "reconcile", to make it clear this process can't be reversed.
Ian
