VAT Return Outsourcing for UK Accounting Firms
Keep Client VAT Work Moving
We prepare VAT returns for UK accounting practices, ready for your team to review and submit.
Clients Served
A 4.9+ client rating, and your firm keeps review and sign-off.
What We Need From Your Practice
- Current bookkeeping records
- Sales and purchase information
- Previous VAT Returns
- VAT control-account information
- Relevant invoices or supporting records
- Details of known adjustments
- Practice instruction & required completion date
Why Firms Choose SHRM
- Inside your systems: We work inside the systems your practice already uses and go through your software and workflow with you at set-up.
- You keep submission: We prepare the VAT return and reconciliation. Your practice reviews it, approves it and submits it through MTD.
- Steady quarterly rhythm: Help with repeating VAT deadlines across a growing client list.
- Treatment questions raised: VAT treatment decisions are raised with you, not guessed.
What Our VAT Outsourcing Covers
VAT return preparation
VAT workings prepared from the records and information you supply, with unusual items flagged.
VAT reconciliations
VAT control accounts reconciled so your reviewer can see how the figures tie to the records.
VAT coding review
Records checked for unclear VAT coding, with treatment questions raised for you.
MTD for VAT support
Preparation inside your practice's existing MTD process and software.
Query preparation
A clear handover listing what is prepared and what still needs attention.
How Our VAT Outsourcing Process Works
Free consultation and scope
Tell us what you want to hand over, your volumes and your deadlines. We confirm the scope and who does what.
Pilot batch
We prepare one VAT period for a few clients first so you can check the quality before we scale up.
Prepare and raise queries
Missing, inconsistent or unclear items go through the agreed query process.
Review and ongoing delivery
Finished work comes back with workings and notes. Your team reviews it, and we move to regular delivery once you're happy.
Need More VAT Capacity?
Tell us about your VAT workload and current process, and we’ll talk through the scope.
Common Questions About VAT Outsourcing
Agreed VAT return preparation, reconciliations, review of the underlying records and query preparation. We confirm the scope before work begins.
We work inside the systems your practice already uses. We'll go through your software and workflow with you when we set things up.
We prepare the VAT return and supporting reconciliation. Your practice reviews it, approves it and submits it through MTD.
Yes. VAT can be a separate workstream where your practice already holds completed bookkeeping records.
