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HMRC error messages · VAT

VAT_TOTAL_VALUE

Box 3 does not equal box 1 plus box 2.

HMRC's message · HTTP 400
totalVatDue should be equal to the sum of vatDueSales and vatDueAcquisitions

When it appears

Submitting a VAT return.

What to check

  • Boxes 1, 2 and 3, including rounding.

How to fix it

Make box 3 the sum of boxes 1 and 2, and resend.

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