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VAT on cash accounting basis and VAT outstanding according to Balance Sheet

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It's been a long day!!!!

I really hope someone can help me as I think my brain is about to implode.

I have a new client who has only just given me his annual accounts for the year ended 31/3/11 and I now need to get the opening balances into Quickbooks as we both decided that although he is a small business, accounting software is the way to go rather than excel.

The annual accounts say that his VAT liability at the end of the year was £1038.  I've always worked with VAT on an invoice date basis rather than an invoice paid date basis so this is why my head hurts.  He pays VAT on a cash accounting basis.  His final VAT return for 10/11 was £412.77.  So what is making up the difference and how on earth am I going to get the correct details in Quickbooks?

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The difference will be the VAT on invoices he has issued but they haven't been paid at balance sheet date minus invoices he has received but he still owes at the balance sheet date. 

If you think your head's about to implode now - just wait until there are invoices (for longer periods) paid by monthly direct debit. Electricity bills and the like.

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Hi,

I went away for a bit and had some dinner and watched a bit of telly and it came to me what the problem was.  And thankfully I came up with the same thing you have suggested.

Thanks for your help.

Alex

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