New VAT registration with 4 Year Backdating

Hi, I recently was successfully registered for VAT with a registration date 4 years backdated. Obviously going forward each return will be for the standard 3 months. However the time from the backdated registration date poses a question. 1) Can I submit one VAT return for the entire period from the start of registration up to the end of my current accounting period for my first VAT return? 2) Do I need to wait for a company account or User ID or something else before I can proceed with MTD VAT return submission?

Hi,

You will need to enrol for the Making Tax Digital service in order to complete your VAT returns.

If you sign in to the account set up to apply for VAT registration you will see an option to add taxes and schemes and this is where you will enrol for the Making Tax Digital service.

Sign in to your VAT online account

This will then confiirm what your VAT submission periods will be and the first one will very likely be the first 4 years of your registration.

Thank you.