My subscription is £12 per month but I don't have the features, specifically VAT for MtD. I have the features of the £8 per month. Why is this?

Hi there, @aplambrose. Allow me to share with you some information about Making Tax Digital (MTD) VAT submission.

All versions of QuickBooks Online UK supports the MTD VAT submission. To use the feature, you need to sign up for MTD at least one week before your next filing deadline so that you're registered for the new service in good time to submit your return. Please ensure that your last VAT return has been reconciled and submitted to HMRC successfully. Once you are signed up to MTD you will no longer be able to submit VAT returns the old way. You will need to file all your VAT returns from that point onwards using QuickBooks.

Here's how:

1. Visit the gov.uk website.
2. Tap on Sign up now for Making Tax Digital for VAT and follow the on-screen prompts.
3. When prompted, enter your Government Gateway credentials then click Sign in. If your business is not yet eligible to sign up for MTD, a message will appear to advise this.
4. Follow the on-screen prompts, providing any requested information.
5. When you receive a verification email, click the link in the email to verify your email address. This can take up to 72 hours to be delivered to you, so please allow yourself enough time for this to happen when you are signing up.
6. Read and accept the terms of participation.

Once done, the HMRC will then confirm if you can start submitting VAT returns under MTD. The confirmation usually occurs within 24 hours. Once confirmed, continue to use your new MTD Government Gateway user ID and password to authorise QuickBooks to interact with HMRC.

After that, the MTD badge will be enabled on the Taxes page. From there, you're now ready to submit your VAT return for MTD through QuickBooks.

In case you're getting issues while handling MTD in QuickBooks, you can follow the resolution provided from this link: How to fix MTD issues and errors in QuickBooks Online.

If you have any other questions about MTD, let me know by adding a comment below. I'm always here to help. Have a good one!