Pay VAT deferred due to COVID-19

Information has been added by HMRC about how to join the VAT deferral new payment scheme – with the online service being open between 23 February and 21 June 2021.

If you deferred VAT payments due between 20 March and 30 June 2020, and still have payments to make, you can:

• pay the deferred VAT in full, on or before 31 March 2021.
• join the VAT deferral new payment scheme – the online service is open between 23 February and 21 June 2021.
• contact HMRC on Telephone: 0800 024 1222 by 30 June if you need extra help to pay.

You may be charged interest or a penalty if you do not:

• pay the deferred VAT in full by 31 March 2021.
• opt into the new payment scheme by 21 June 2021.
• agree extra help to pay with HMRC by 30 June 2021.

See: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deferral-of-vat-payments-due-to-coronavirus-covid-19