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Compare a VAT return
See which sources and amounts changed since the latest recorded position.
A new calculation can differ because a source was added, changed or removed, or solely because exact amounts produce different whole euros.
Step by step
- 1Open the same period again and view the comparison with the effective latest recorded position.
- 2Review added, changed and removed source manifests. Use the source workflow to assess the contents of a sale or purchase.
- 3Review exact differences separately from whole-euro differences so a rounding-only difference remains recognisable.
- 4For an annual comparison, check that earlier returns and supplementations together form the previous effective position.
- 5Make a new external correction only when the comparison and your external filing position genuinely require it.
What is on the screen?
- Added sources
- Changed sources
- Removed sources
- Exact and whole-euro difference
What happens next?
The comparison explains the new calculation without counting earlier supplementations twice or treating a journal account as a tax source.
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Calculate a VAT return
Calculate a period from recorded VAT sources and review each return section.
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Retain exactly what was calculated and what you actually submitted externally.
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