{"id":7494,"date":"2025-10-22T13:34:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jdaumanlogistics.pl\/?p=7494"},"modified":"2025-10-22T13:34:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:34:21","slug":"digitisation-of-accounts-is-already-a-fact-2026-will-bring-the-next-step-but-who-waits-until-2026-is-too-late","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jdaumanlogistics.pl\/en\/2025\/10\/22\/digitisation-of-accounts-is-already-a-fact-2026-will-bring-the-next-step-but-who-waits-until-2026-is-too-late\/","title":{"rendered":"\"The digitalisation of billing is already a fact. 2026 will bring the next step - but whoever waits until 2026 is too late.\""},"content":{"rendered":"
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The digitisation of tax accounting in the UK is already underway: VAT is being settled digitally only (MTD for VAT), there is a growing emphasis on data consistency between accounting and customs systems (CDS) and audits are increasingly based on data analytics. From 2026, further obligations will come into force - MTD for income tax (ITSA) for the first group of taxpayers - which will raise the bar even further in the area of data quality and consistency. In parallel, from the end of 2025, Companies House is launching mandatory identity verification (with a transition period).<\/h4><\/div>\n\n
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1.What is the day-to-day reality for VAT and VAT importing companies today?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gra\u017cyna Jaworska:<\/strong>
\nLess and less 'paper', more and more integration. HMRC expects consistency between VAT records, clearance data (CDS) and invoices. This forces the linking of accounting, warehouse and logistics and the elimination of manual rework ('digital links'). We implement such end-to-end layouts: from EORI and access\/configuration of CDS accounts<\/strong> after keeping MTD-compliant records and submitting declarations.<\/p>\n

2.What changes 2026 and what mistakes do companies make most often?<\/strong><\/p>\n

GJ:<\/strong>
\nVAT digitisation already underway - 2026 will add to the MTD ITSA<\/strong> (for covered taxpayers), which will increase pressure on the consistency of source data<\/strong>. Typical mistakes: postponing integration 'for later' and not auditing data quality (differences between VAT returns and CDS records and source documents).<\/p>\n

3.PVA (Postponed VAT Accounting) - what does it really mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n

GJ:<\/strong>
\nPVA allows account for import VAT in the VAT return<\/strong> instead of paying it at check-in, which improves liquidity. In practice, the key is:<\/p>\n

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  • correct link EORI<\/strong> and configuration of accounts in CDS<\/strong>,<\/li>\n
  • monthly download of PVA statements<\/strong> (usually available to 10th working day<\/strong> the following month),<\/li>\n
  • reconciliation of PVA statements<\/strong> with the records and recognition of the value in the VAT Return.
    \nWe set up a fixed process at our clients: CDS \u2192 PVA statement \u2192 reconciliation \u2192 VAT return<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    4.Are HMRC's VAT inspections actually increasing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    GJ:<\/strong>
    \nYes. HMRC combines data sources and captures anomalies algorithmically. A preventive VAT\/CDS audit is cheaper and safer than post-initiation translations.<\/p>\n

    5.What exactly does J.Dauman Logistics do?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    GJ:<\/strong>
    \nWe provide consistency of the process<\/strong>: VAT and EORI registrations, CDS setup (including payment\/deferment methods), PVA settlement, transaction audit and MTD compliance maintenance. Together with J.Dauman Finance, we provide the full package : accounting, tax, customs and compliance in one ecosystem.<\/p>\n

    6.Micro or corporate - who is affected?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    GJ:<\/strong>
    \nAll VAT registered. Compliance standards are common and the scale of implementation depends on the company. Smaller entities we outsource<\/strong> the missing team so that they can focus on sales.<\/p>\n

    7. the \"VAT audit\" - what do you check?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    GJ:<\/strong>
    \nFrom the source invoice and rates, to the place of taxation, to the compliance with CDS<\/strong> and correct PVA shot<\/strong> (collection and reconciliation of PVA statements, correct values in the return). We often recover overpayments and eliminate risks before HMRC asks questions.<\/p>\n

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    1. What to bear in mind when preparing for 2026?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      GJ:<\/strong>
      \nThree pillars: digital records<\/strong>, integration and automation<\/strong> (book \u2194 warehouse \u2194 CDS) and identity and transparency of companies<\/strong> (ID verification at Companies House from the end of 2025, with a transition period). It is worth doing process mapping and compliance testing still in 2025.<\/p>\n

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      1. Where is J.Dauman Logistics heading?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        GJ:<\/strong>
        \nWe are building compliance hub<\/strong> - a place where VAT, customs\/CDS, PVA, MTD and audit work as one process. The aim is automatic, reproducible compliance<\/strong> and constant risk control - rather than firefighting.<\/p>\n

        Take a step ahead of 2026 - before the competition does<\/strong><\/p>\n

        The digital transformation of billing is not a distant future, but an everyday reality where precision and speed matter. Companies that already implement integrated VAT, CDS and PVA processes today are building a real competitive advantage. J. Dauman Logistics supports companies in this process, ensuring compliance, security and full control over data.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Digitisation of billing in the UK is not the future - it is the present. Companies that are only planning to prepare for the changes in 2026 are already a step behind the market. In an interview with Grazyna Jaworska, Managing Director at J. Dauman Logistics, we explain how to build MTD, CDS and PVA compliant processes before digital transformation becomes a chore.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7503,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82,81],"tags":[79],"class_list":["post-7494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-przepisy-prawne-w-uk","category-publikacje-prasowe","tag-wyrozniony"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdaumanlogistics.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdaumanlogistics.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdaumanlogistics.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdaumanlogistics.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdaumanlogistics.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7494"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/jdaumanlogistics.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7504,"href":"https:\/\/jdaumanlogistics.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7494\/revisions\/7504"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdaumanlogistics.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdaumanlogistics.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdaumanlogistics.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdaumanlogistics.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}