Should I opt to turn of MTD in Quickbooks clicking the I'm unsubscribed from Making Tax Digital to unblock the VAT return I am trying to submit

Hello bsd3,

Welcome to the Community - thank you for your question!

Please follow the suggestions on the attached article: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/community/Help-Articles/MTD-Blocked-Status-Troubleshooting/m-p/325748

If you have followed these steps and still receive the blocked message, let us know.

Thanks,

Talia