Thanks for joining the thread and sharing your VAT concerns with us, @squirleyanne.

Helping you stay compliant is our top priority. Given the recent changes to accounting and tax regulations, we need to ensure you’re on a product that can be supported with regular updates.

That’s why we’ve decided to discontinue QuickBooks Desktop. 

At the moment, you can use alternative bridging software such as QuickBooks Online (QBO) to submit MTD VAT returns. 

You can refer to this link for more information about the discontinuation of the QBDT UK version: QuickBooks Desktop is being discontinued.

If you consider going with QBO, you can check this article to help you decide: Is QuickBooks Online right for me and my business?.

Please don't hesitate to post again if need further clarification about the product discontinuation. I'm always here to help you out, @squirleyanne. Take care.