I will do your UK vat return under making tax digital

Those are usually bundles where the VAT return is a cheap hook for a bigger year-end job. I only do VAT, so it stands alone. You are paying for the scheme to be checked rather than assumed, and for workings showing where every figure came from. If you need a simple Flat Rate return, Basic is £18.

Nothing. Send your VAT certificate or your last submitted return before you order and I will tell you which scheme you are on, whether it is the right one, and what it is likely costing you if it is not. If the answer is that you do not need me this quarter, I will say that too.

Standard on accrual or cash accounting, Flat Rate including the limited cost trader test, the Margin Scheme for second-hand goods, vehicles and antiques, and Partial Exemption including de minimis and the annual adjustment. Also domestic reverse charge, CIS, imports and EU trade.

I file it. Every package includes submission through MTD-compatible software once you have approved the figures. You authorise me as your agent first — it takes a few minutes and I send you the steps. If you would rather submit it yourself, I will send you the completed return instead.

No, and you do not need to tidy them first. Most VAT work arrives as a folder of receipts, a bank statement and a half-finished spreadsheet. Sorting that out is what you are paying for. If the volume turns out to exceed your package tier, I tell you before I start, not after.

A schedule behind every box on the return, showing which invoices and transactions make up each figure and how the VAT was treated. If HMRC ever asks about a number, you can point at the line. It is included in Standard and Premium.

I will tell you, free, whether or not you order. The Flat Rate Scheme in particular costs a lot of businesses money once the limited cost trader rules apply at 16.5%. Scheme suitability review is included in Premium and I will flag it on any tier if I spot it.

Yes. Smaller errors can usually be adjusted on the next return. Larger ones need a separate disclosure to HMRC on form VAT652. I will tell you which route applies to yours and handle either one.

Your VAT number and registration date, the scheme you are on, the quarter being filed, bank statements and sales and purchase records for the period, and software access if you use any. That is usually everything.