VAT e-file spreadsheet

It is! We also offer discounts for longer term contracts or where these have been agreed with certain bodies.

We can offer a discount if you are managing more than 10 VAT registration numbers.

The £150 per VAT Registration Number per annum allows you to submit as many returns as you like for each registration number.

If you need to submit for more than one entity volume based discounts are available when purchasing 10 of more licences. Prices are calculated at the point of purchase.

You subscription runs for 12 months from the time of purchase.

You can buy our tool online here. Payments can be made by credit card or for companies outside of the UK by invoice.

You can download the tool for free so you can see what it looks like but you will be unable to use it until your registration has been processed. We would be delighted to arrange a webex if you would like to see it in action.

Yes, if:

• You sign up for our two or three year offer,
• You are managing more than 10 VAT registration numbers, or
• You have a discount from a professional or trade body.

Also, as noted above, Agent pricing differs from the above pricing model.

No, you are prohibited from doing this under the terms and conditions of the engagement.

The Charity offer applies to UK registered charities. Please note, currently we only have the Registered Charities of England and Wales in our database. However, we will be extending this to the Registered Charities of Scotland and Northern Ireland ASAP.

Subject to audit committee approval, use of the tool is permitted. Where PwC has an audit relationship with an UK FRC / OEPI or FTSE 350 registered company, use of the tool is restricted.

All you will need is access to a computer and Microsoft Excel - we recommend using the latest version of Excel but our software is compatible with Excel 2013 and above. Please note that our software has been designed to operate on Windows based PC's operating on English language machines and we cannot support other configurations.

Yes. You can call the HMRC API using the tool to reveal this information.

2013 or higher.

Yes, it really is this simple! We have purposely developed an Excel offering to ensure ease of use whilst still meeting the HMRC submission requirements for Making Tax Digital.

Yes, our software has been recognised by HMRC. To meet the submission obligation HMRC require you to connect to HMRC's systems using an application programming interface (API). PwC’s Excel based tool take linked cells from your VAT working papers and enables the necessary API.

Your organisation needs to be registered on HMRC's MTD for VAT platform.  You can contact HMRC to check if they have ported you accross.

The PwC VAT efile is recognised by HMRC and is on their website listing MTD for VAT compliant software services.

You will receive a reference/confirmation number as soon as you submit your return.  This will be immediately displayed in the PwC VAT efile spredsheet.

The software has been specifically designed to be easy to use.  Our short demonstration video on this page (see above) will walk you through the 3 step MTD for VAT process to:

1. Authenticate with HMRC
2. Select the VAT return period of the submission and
3. Submit your VAT return to HMRC

We also have a dedicated support team to assist you.  They can be contacted via vatefilesupport@pwc.com

As with any MTD for VAT software, you will need to ensure that you can communicate with HMRC and PwC and you will need to ensure that your firewalls allow you to communicate with HMRC services. We connect to the following HMRC pages:

• https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/gg/sign-in
• https://api.service.hmrc.gov.uk/oauth/authorize 

The APIs that HMRC have implemented are all internet facing and use port 443, which is the standard for encrypted web traffic. 

If a browser can connect to both, the PwC spreadsheet will also be able to connect. (The second URL is one of the APIs which is called from code. Calling it from the browser will give a message ""{""error"":""invalid_request"",""error_description"":""client_id is required""}"" "    

You will also need to connect to the PwC URL:

• https://store.pwc.co.uk/shop-api/licence/