Update Making Tax Digital Release 6.0.0.12

A recent update of MTD Making Tax Digital is available for all customers to make sure we're complying with HRMC anti-fraud processes. Release 6.0.0.12 meets HMRC’s Version 3.0 of their API fraud prevention specification as published on the HMRC Developer Hub. If you are on an earlier Release of MTD Making Tax Digital than 6.0.0.9 then you may not be compliant.

What you need to do

Depending on your set up, you may need to take a few steps to make sure these changes are applied. After it is updated, the existing module looks the same to the user and processes remain unchanged.

Cloud customers

You don’t need to take any action. We just wanted you to know that we’ve made some updates to make sure you are compliant with HMRC.

On Prem / Non-cloud customers

You must update to 6.0.0.12 as soon as you can. Your system administrator must download the latest update here.

Release 6.0.0.10 or earlier must be uninstalled using Add/Remove programs. Release 6.0.0.12 must be installed using the VatReturnsSetup.msi file.

You must run the additional SQL Script to make sure the userfields have been created.

Update IRIS Financials

To update from 6.0.0.10 or earlier:

  1. Remove the existing VAT MTD Making Tax Digital module using Add/Remove programs.

  2. Install Release 6.0.0.12 of the MTD Making Tax Digital software from the installer package VatReturnsSetup.msi.

     

  3. Run the SQL Script MTD Userfield Creation Only 6.0.0.12 Script.sql in SQL Server Management Studio to apply the Userfield changes against your live and test application databases.