Instruct your bank or building society to pay your VAT by Direct Debit
Use the Making Tax Digital VATC9 form to tell your bank or building society to set up a Direct Debit to pay your VAT.
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If your business only needs one signature to set up a Direct Debit, you can聽set it up online by signing in to your VAT account.
If you need more than one signature, complete the Making Tax Digital VATC9 form and send it to HMRC. This will tell your bank or building society to start paying your VAT by Direct Debit.
You must give your business鈥檚 VAT registration number and an email address in the 鈥楩or HM Revenue and Customs official use only鈥� section of the form.
If you鈥檙e an agent, use the appropriate form for your client.
Email HMRC to ask for the form in Welsh.
Updates to this page
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The address on the 'Instruction to your bank or building society to pay by Direct Debit' has been updated.
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Instruction to your bank or building society to pay by Direct Debit (VATC9) has been removed. If you only need one signature to set up a Direct Debit, you can聽set it up online by signing in to your VAT account. If you need more than one signature, complete the Making Tax Digital VATC9 form.
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A version of the form has been added for customers who have signed up to Making Tax Digital for VAT.
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The form 'VAT: instruction to your bank or building society to pay by direct debit (VATC9)' has been updated with new terms and conditions.
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An addition to the Terms and Conditions has been added about HMRC ceasing the Direct Debit due to inactivity after 13 months.
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