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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.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 27 January 2016
• Last updated: 14 April 2023 — See all updates

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Instruction to your bank or building society to pay by Direct Debit (Making Tax Digital VATC9)

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If your business only needs one signature to set up a Direct Debit, you can 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’s VAT registration number and an email address in the ‘For HM Revenue and Customs official use only’ section of the form.

If you’re an agent, use the appropriate form for your client.

Email HMRC to ask for these forms in Welsh (Cymraeg).

Published 27 January 2016
Last updated 14 April 2023 + show all updates

1. 14 April 2023

   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 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.

2. 25 June 2020

   A version of the form has been added for customers who have signed up to Making Tax Digital for VAT.

3. 17 April 2018

   The form 'VAT: instruction to your bank or building society to pay by direct debit (VATC9)' has been updated with new terms and conditions.

4. 15 June 2017

   An addition to the Terms and Conditions has been added about HMRC ceasing the Direct Debit due to inactivity after 13 months.

5. 27 January 2016

   First published.