Anyone submitted their VAT yet, due 31 December 2011?

[TheFaQQer]

Really? I wouldnt trust such an inept organisation to have direct access to my money, ahem my companies money I mean.

I always pay it by DD.

The only time there was a problem was when I forgot that I paid by DD and paid it twice

[SueEllen]

Really? I wouldnt trust such an inept organisation to have direct access to my money, ahem my companies money I mean.

I've not heard any complaints about the VAT department in terms of refunds and taking the wrong amount off people.

The complaints come from when things aren't clear and companies trying not to pay what they owe.

[Wanderer]

So, I am due a return now 30th November and they won't take the money until approx 12th Jan 2012. Was good when interest rates were reasonable but not now, its just money in my account that isn't mine and I would prefer in some ways to be back doing my own bank transfer at the time I do my return.

Yeah, I wouldn't do DD for that reason. If you have a big director's loan or money in a deposit account then you might not have the right money in the right place on the right day and they could bounce it and get all pissy with you. I find that it's easy enough to setup a payment order for the correct day when you do your return or just pay it straight away and be done with it.

[Fred Bloggs]

My VAT is due Dec 31st so I do a bank transfer between Christmas and New Year. For some reason last year the transaction bounced back so had to resubmit it again a few days later. I file the return electronically so it wasn't an issue. Myself, I'd never trust HMRC to take the money correctly. I always pay all payments to HMRC a bit early as part of my "fly under radar" approach.