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HMRC error messages · VAT

DUPLICATE_SUBMISSION

HMRC already has a return for this VAT period.

HMRC's message · HTTP 403
The VAT return was already submitted for the given period

When it appears

Submitting a VAT return.

What to check

  • The VAT obligations for the client, which show the period as fulfilled.
  • Whether the client or someone else submitted it.

How to fix it

Correct any error on the next return or with an error correction notification, as HMRC's rules allow.

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