I would appreciate some advice on a point which has confused me each time it crops up in my accounting, relating to Box 6 on the VAT return.
Box 6 is for 'total value of sales', but Sage includes here direct receipts to the bank account in addition to my actual sales posted to the 'sales' nominal code. This means that every now and again when we get a refund - eg. from a utility company - which I post as a bank receipt, it appears in Box 6.
My question is - should I make an adjustment on my VAT return to remove such receipts because they are not actually sales? I can understand why Sage picks them up, but I'm never sure if they should be there or not...