Vat amount I owe on quickbooks calculation seems a lot higher than that I think it should be?

Good day, lawsonallen1.

Let's start by running the VAT 100 report in QuickBooks Online (QBO). This will show you the summary information for each box of the VAT return.

Here's how:

1. Sign in to QBO.
2. From the Reports menu, type in VAT 100 Report in the search field and click on it to open.
3. Set the Report period field and click on Run report.

If the report shows a VAT Exempt column, then this is one of the reasons of the higher calculation of your return. This means that you've backdated some transactions or made any changes to one you have already filed.

In this case, please reach out to our QuickBooks Support Team. From there, they'll be able to correct your return with more tools.

Here's how to reach them:

1. Sign in to your QBO account.
2. Go to Help (?) at the top right and select Contact Us.
3. Enter your concern in the What can we help you with? field and click on Let's talk.
4. Choose either Get a callback or Start Messaging.

If the report doesn't show a VAT Exempt column, you need to review each item from the transaction and review the VAT code associated. Just pull up the VAT 100 report and click on each amount under Total.

Let me share this article for future reference: Common VAT Codes.

Keep me posted if you have further questions. I'll do everything I can to answer them. Wishing you the best.