Reporting VAT > EC purchases > VAT Return, VAT Return – Cash reports
The VAT Return report shown below is created from the transactions used in the Reporting EC purchasesexample.
The notional amount generated by the purchase made using the EC Purchase VAT code. The notional amount generated by the purchase made using the EC Purchase VAT code, and the amount paid to the UK supplier on the non-EC VAT code. Description 5 = Description 3 less Description 4. Description 3 and Description 4 include the notional VAT amount from the EC Purchase transaction and cancel each other out leaving just actual VAT payable. The net amounts of purchases made using EC Purchase VAT codes, in this case, the single purchase for £200.All calculations used to work out how much VAT you must pay or reclaim cancel out the notional EC purchase VAT amounts.