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HMRC error messages · VAT

NOT_FINALISED

The return was sent without the declaration that it is final.

HMRC's message · HTTP 403
User has not declared VAT return as final

When it appears

Submitting a VAT return.

What to check

  • That the person submitting confirmed the declaration.

How to fix it

Confirm the declaration and submit again.

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