Unless you’re exempt, you need to use follow the MTD rules from your first full VAT accounting period post-1 April 2022. Make sure you’re using MTD compatible software that’s right for your business and will integrate with HMRC. Suppose you’ve used the accounting software to record your VAT accounting over the previous period. Make sure you have fast, easy access to your information. Make sure you have access to your finances on the go with an intuitive mobile app with customised views. If you’re using an accountant, make sure you can collaborate with them easily in real-time.

If your VAT period has a 31 May 2022 end date, your first VAT quarter under MTD for VAT starts 1 June 2022. You need to activate Sage HR Essentials before you can use it. From the Introducing Sage HR Essentials window on the Payroll Summary screen, select Activate Sage HR Essentials. Once activated, to access Sage HR Essentials, from the same window, select Go to Sage HR Essentials. If your VAT period has a 30 April 2022 end date, your first VAT quarter under MTD for VAT starts on 1 May 2022. If your VAT period had a 31 March 2022 end date, your first VAT quarter under MTD for VAT starts on 1 April 2022.Update their personal details. This will update their record in both Sage HR Essentials and Sage Payroll

Set up your chart of accounts: The chart of accounts is a list of all the accounts that your business uses to record financial transactions. You can customize the chart of accounts to suit your business needs. This lets you administer Making Tax Digital on behalf of your clients (including both MTD for VAT and, when it arrives in 2024, MTD for Income Tax). It also appears to halt the breakdown of the chemical messenger acetylcholine (ACH), which has a role in memory. ACH levels appear to fall in Alzheimer’s disease ( 21, 22).If you make a correction before you publish online payslips, the corrected payslip is automatically published as normal.