Setting the government gateway credentials

Summary

The following article explains how to set your Government Gateway ID and Password so that you can submit your V.A.T. returns and Payroll information online.

For V.A.T. returns under MTD, security is dealt with in a different way and does not use the Government Gateway ID and Password.

More Information

Go to " Reports & Settings Maintenance Options System Administrator Platinum Settings" and search for 'Government'.

• Select "User ID" and click [Edit].
  • Enter your supplied User ID then click [OK].
• Select "Password" and click [Edit].

Your "Password" should be between 8 and 12 characters. If it is shorter or longer, you may find that any online pre-MTD VAT submissions will fail with invalid credentials.

• • Enter your supplied Gateway Password and repeat it in the "Confirm" box.
  • Click [OK].
• Click [Done] and [Accept] to save the changes you have made.

If you want to file V.A.T. Returns online directly from Platinum, you will need to enter your V.A.T. Registration Number.

Go to " Reports & Settings Maintenance Options System Administrator Platinum Settings" and search for 'Registration'.

• Select "V.A.T. registration number" and click [Edit].
• Enter your V.A.T. Registration Number without spaces then click [OK].
• Click [Done] and [Accept] to save the changes you have made.

See also

• Payroll end of year
• How do I prepare for RTI submissions?
• How do I set my company HMRC details?
• Making Tax Digital
• How do I run the VAT 100 report?

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