The VATloop blog
Plain-English guides to VAT and Making Tax Digital for UK Shopify merchants. No jargon, no upsell — just the bits worth understanding.
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The nine boxes of a VAT return, explained for Shopify sellers
A plain-English walk through the nine boxes of a UK VAT return, and which figures a Shopify merchant can derive from order data versus which need manual input.
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Why your Shopify tax export isn’t your VAT return
Shopify’s tax and finance reports are a useful starting point, not a finished VAT return. A plain look at the gaps: refunds, period timing, net-versus-gross and currency.
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VAT deadlines for UK Shopify merchants: how the quarterly cycle works
A plain guide to the quarterly VAT cycle for UK Shopify sellers: how periods and filing deadlines work, why missing one matters, and the value of a reminder.
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Making Tax Digital for VAT: what Shopify sellers need
A plain-English guide to MTD for VAT for UK Shopify merchants: who it applies to, why spreadsheet exports go wrong, and what a submission tool does.
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