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HMRC error messages · VAT

VAT_NET_VALUE

Box 5 is not the difference between box 3 and box 4. Box 5 is always a positive number, whether the business pays or is repaid.

HMRC's message · HTTP 400
netVatDue should be the difference between the largest and the smallest values among totalVatDue and vatReclaimedCurrPeriod

When it appears

Submitting a VAT return.

What to check

  • Boxes 3, 4 and 5.
  • Box 5 is entered as a positive figure.

How to fix it

Set box 5 to the difference between boxes 3 and 4, as a positive number.

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