VAEC2930 - Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Definition of under declaration and over declaration

The procedural guidance in this manual only covers the VAT Mainframe and VISION processes. For guidance on the Making Tax Digital and ETMP processes for fully migrated customers, see VAEC0200 and the Making Tax Digital for VAT compliance toolkit.

There can be no under-declaration or over-declaration in a tax period unless a return has been submitted for the period.

In any single tax period an under-declaration or over-declaration is the net amount of all errors that you have discovered in that period.

Under-declarations of liability and over-declarations of liability are expressions defined in Part V - Accounting Payment and Records, Value Added Tax Regulations 1995.

Regulation 34(2) says;

‘In this regulation’