I’m not VAT registered - but not sure you need much web development to use the API.
You could (or start) a GitHub repo with a python command line client - and use the lovely ‘requests’ library? (If python is your bag) > On 22 Feb 2019, at 10:29, aidangcole--- via dorset > <dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote: > > > I for one find myself in the same boat and feeling similar frustrations > > Would be very interested to hear of any Linux solution > > > Aidan > > > > On 22/02/2019 09:43, t...@ls83.eclipse.co.uk wrote: >> Hi >> >> Come April all VAT returns to HMRC will need to be through a new digital >> portal. This is Making Tax Digital for VAT. Where existing software is not >> compatible, a option is to use "bridging software" which takes data from a >> file (e.g. in CSV format) and transfers it to the portal. It's only 6-7 >> numbers, so a huge amount of hassle and a portent of things to come. Unlike >> with RTI for PAYE, where HMRC provides a basic tool for small businesses >> (including a Linux version), for MTD they've left it to the market. So far, >> unsurprisingly, I've yet to find any Linux MTD bridging software. Which is >> ironic, as HMRC publish the API at https://github.com/hmrc/vat-api and from >> the dollar signs and references to Bash in the documentation it looks like >> this is being developed under some *nix and all the dependencies are FOSS >> (Scala, Java, SBT). >> >> Don't know if there's anyone else on the LUG in the same boat, looking for a >> Linux solution to this. Obviously it's possible to build a utility using the >> API but web development isn't my bag. >> >> Tim >> >> -- >> Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2019-03-05 20:00 >> Check to whom you are replying >> Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ >> New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk > > > -- > Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2019-03-05 20:00 > Check to whom you are replying > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2019-03-05 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
