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PLEASE add this feature, sincerely, an exhausted father of 2 who incorporated this year and has currently submitted 2/2 VAT returns after the deadline

My Accountant made me switch from Kashflow to Xero. Kashflow reminded me when my VAT return was due which was so useful when I was busy with other things. The money Xero are charging and the software doesnt even have this basic function.

Come on Xero, get your act together :(

I think this would be so helpful

Darn, I just missed my VAT deadline by 2 days.
I accept, it's on me, it's my responsibility.
But the fact that Xero doesn't have a reminder to help us with compliance is staggering. I thought that's the purpose of good software, to help us do our jobs well?
The only accounting system I've ever used that doesn't.
Come on Xero

Hi there, I just missed the submission, please develop a reminder Xero. I put a reminder in my diary but popped up when I was away from my PC so I dismissed it and missed the deadline, this is a really important feature.

Needs an update notification for most critical Tax related including VAT. HMRC doesn't have one themselves

A VAT reminder feature in Xero would be a really helpful addition, especially since HMRC’s notifications can be inconsistent, non-customisable, and might not always be available. Many businesses depend on timely VAT submissions to avoid penalties, so having an automated email or in-app alert would provide peace of mind and help ensure nothing gets missed. This would be particularly useful for those handling multiple VAT returns across different companies or reporting periods. Given Xero’s strong automation capabilities, this feels like a natural and valuable improvement that would make life easier for many users.

Please can I/we have a notification send to my mobile when the VAT return is due with a countdown to final submission day? Can this reminder pop up everyweek there after until the return has been submitted. If this is not possible can you provide a reasonable explanation as to why it is not? many thanks

Even if it was a warning on the due date when you log onto the software.

We nearly missed one because HMRC don’t send one and neither does our accountant.

Xero, what are you waiting for?

Just missed my second VAT return deadline. : ( This simple feature would be immensely valuable!

I shouldn’t have to log in daily once a quarter to check whether the VAT is ready for submission, it is a waste of my time.

Our accountant does our bank rec and prepares the VAT submission, but we do the submission ourselves, and have to make a point of logging in daily once a quarter to check whether the VAT is ready for submission, which is significantly time wasting.

This ought to be a minmum given the high price we pay xero compared with Quick Books.

Shocking this is not available in Xero.

Quickbooks customers don’t have the concern of missing a VAT return:

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-uk/help-article/alerts-notifications/set-vat-email-reminders-quickbooks-online/L2Cb34oNW_GB_en_GB

With all the so called automation and AI I would have thought that this could be a basic feature.

This is critical for us with multiple VAT returns across 25 companies with varying periods; please can you add this function to prevent delayed, missed returns and possible fines?

I have come across various scenarios where the return period was changed without customer notification and by the time it was picked up, it was already too late. It would be very useful to have this function in Xero.

Would be very useful and re-assuring to have!

This is such a basic requirement i am amazed that it is not a standard feature.
We need to be able to set up VAT Submission prompts so we know that it is due as we don't get prompts from HMRC but we do get their fines if we missed the deadline bu 1 day!