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Paying VAT by cheque

October 27, 2010

You need to post your VAT return at least three days early if you enclose a cheque with that return, as the payment date for cheques is the day the cheque clears the HMRC bank account rather than the date the cheque arrives at the HMRC office. You can pay any VAT due electronically even if you submit your VAT return by post. Electronic payments, including Bank Giro payments, give you a further seven days to pay the amount due.

How to pay VAT

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/payinghmrc/vat.htm