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MTD VAT Returns for WooCommerce — UK VAT returns from the shop
The nine VAT return boxes in the admin Open periods and filing Open periods and filing (2) Open periods and filing (3)
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MTD VAT Returns for WooCommerce — UK VAT returns from the shop

The nine VAT return boxes from WooCommerce orders and refunds. Pro files through the HMRC API and keeps the receipts. Tested in the HMRC sandbox, no real filing yet.

Download Free
Pro · one-year licence Staging copies are included. The more sites, the cheaper each one
Compatibility
WordPress 6.2+ · WooCommerce 8.0+ · PHP 7.4+ · HPOS and classic storage · plugin language: English
Licence
a site + a staging copy, annual
Trial
7 days, no card, one per site
Updated
November 2026
Or all 392 Pro modules with All Access — 4 990 ₴ / year ≈ €98

What Free has,
and what Pro adds

The free version works with no time limit. Pro adds the rest of the features in the table.

Feature Free Pro
The nine VAT return boxes from WooCommerce orders and refunds ✔ ✔
Sales by VAT rate ✔ ✔
Records: purchases, PVA imports, reverse charge, Northern Ireland, corrections ✔ ✔
Standard and cash accounting, a choice of tax date ✔ ✔
The return and order lines as CSV ✔ ✔
Link to HMRC through OAuth — ✔
Open periods from HMRC — ✔
Filing with the declaration and a receipt — ✔
Filed periods locked against changes — ✔
Comparison of what was sent with the HMRC copy — ✔
Liabilities and payments from HMRC — ✔
A warning about the Flat Rate Scheme — ✔
Records import from CSV — ✔
Due date reminders — ✔

What it looks like

The nine VAT return boxes in the admin
The nine boxes and sales by rate. Sandbox data
Open periods and filing
Open periods and filing (2)

Key points

Who it is for

Shoppers see nothing: the plugin works in the admin only. It suits a shop with standard VAT accounting in pounds.

What the admin gets

On the VAT return tab you pick a period and see the nine boxes, sales by rate and the number of orders.

How much it costs

The base version is free. Pro costs 990 UAH for a one-year licence. A year of updates, technical support and all Pro features.

The trial starts when you ask

A fresh install is the free version, nothing switches on by itself. The “Try Pro for 7 days” button → e-mail → the key right in the window and by e-mail.

One key — a site and a staging copy

Moving the site? Unlink the licence on the old domain and activate it on the new one yourself. A staging copy (staging., dev.) works with the same key and does not take a site slot. For studios — keys for 5 or 25 sites, or unlimited.

Technical requirements

  • WordPress 6.2+, WooCommerce 8.0+, PHP 7.4+.
  • UK VAT registration and prices in pounds.
  • For real filing: your own HMRC Developer Hub application with production access.
  • A site on HTTPS.

Version history

v1.0.0 Current November 2026

The nine boxes from orders and refunds, records, exports.

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Full module description

MTD VAT Returns works out the nine UK VAT return boxes from WooCommerce orders and refunds, and in Pro files the return through the HMRC API (Making Tax Digital). It is for shops registered for VAT in the UK.

It is a calculation tool, not tax advice. We do not promise compliance with the law, and the taxpayer is responsible for the figures. Show the result to your accountant before the first filing. HMRC has not reviewed or approved this plugin.

There has been no real filing yet. The plugin passed the HMRC sandbox, and real returns need production access, which HMRC itself grants. Right now that means your own application on the HMRC Developer Hub, which HMRC checks one by one. The connection through CatCode is not open yet.

Who it is for

Shoppers see nothing: the plugin works in the admin only. It suits a shop with standard VAT accounting in pounds. Orders in other currencies are left out and listed. The Flat Rate Scheme and margin schemes are not worked out here.

What the admin gets

On the VAT return tab you pick a period and see the nine boxes, sales by rate and the number of orders. The Records tab adds what WooCommerce does not know: purchases, imports, corrections. In Pro the HMRC tab links the business, then you see open periods, confirm the declaration and get a receipt.

How it works, step by step

  1. Install the plugin and pick the accounting scheme and tax date.
  2. Pick a period: the plugin works out the boxes from orders and refunds.
  3. Add purchases and corrections in Records.
  4. Check the figures with your accountant.
  5. In Pro: link the business to HMRC, confirm the declaration, file and keep the receipt.

Under the hood

  • Tokens are stored encrypted on your site.
  • Your site calls HMRC directly with the fraud prevention headers HMRC asks for.
  • A filed return is not changed by the plugin: corrections follow the HMRC rules.
  • Storage: own tables, HPOS and classic orders.

How to install

  1. Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin: pick the zip and activate.
  2. WooCommerce → MTD VAT: set the accounting scheme and tax date.
  3. VAT return tab: check the boxes for a past period.
  4. For Pro: HMRC tab, link in sandbox mode first.
  5. For Pro: paste the key or start the 7-day trial.

The module is not on wordpress.org yet: the free version and Pro are one archive from this page. Without a key it works as the free version.

Questions
about the module

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@catcode_support Setup, compatibility, activation
Can I file with HMRC for real already?

Only through your own HMRC Developer Hub application that HMRC has given production access. The connection through CatCode is not open yet. This plugin has not made a real filing yet.

Does the plugin replace an accountant?

No. It is a calculation tool. Show the figures to your accountant, especially before the first filing.

Has HMRC approved this plugin?

No, HMRC has not reviewed or approved it.

Does it work out the Flat Rate Scheme?

No. If HMRC has you on that scheme, Pro warns you that the figures do not fit it.

Which orders stay out of the boxes?

Orders not in pounds: they are shown in a separate list.

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