VAT

Thanks for getting back to us, @gressgardens. 

I can provide clarification on the accounts affected when recording your VAT payments in the program. 

If you used the program to pay your VAT returns, it'll post a liability and a suspense account for it. Since the payment was directly paid to HMRC and the VAT period isn't registered in the program, you'll need to record it as an expense. Then, you'll have to choose the Taxes Paid as a detail type.

Please see the screenshot below to serve as your visual guide.  

After that, you can perform the steps provided by my peer above on how to create an expense. 

If you want to pay and file a VAT return in the software, here's a great article you can refer to: File your VAT return and record tax payments in QuickBooks Online.

This will clear your confusion about the VAT posting accounts, @gressgardens. I'm here anytime you need anything else. Have a great day!