Starling Statements for VAT Return
Preparing Starling bank statements for vat return? Quarterly VAT returns require matching bank transactions to sales and purchase invoices. Working from PDF statements adds unnecessary time to an already tight deadline.
Convert Starling Statements Instantly
BankScan AI converts your Starling statement PDF to a clean Excel spreadsheet in seconds — handling DD/MM/YYYY and single Amount column with +/- signs, merchant categories, and running balance automatically. Convert bank statements to Excel to quickly identify VAT-bearing transactions, match against invoices, and prepare your VAT return accurately.
About Starling Statement Format
Starling Bank statements have a modern layout with merchant categories, which BankScan AI preserves during conversion.
Getting Your Starling Statement for VAT Return
In the Starling app, go to 'Account', tap 'Statements', select the month, and download as PDF. For CSV, tap 'Settings' > 'Statement preferences' and enable CSV export format. Download 3 months per VAT quarter (standard scheme); 12 months for annual accounting scheme users of statements.
How It Works
Upload your Starling statement
Drop your Starling Bank statement PDF. Supports PDF, CSV. Need 3 months per VAT quarter (standard scheme); 12 months for annual accounting scheme users? Upload them all.
AI extracts every transaction
Our AI handles Starling's DD/MM/YYYY and single Amount column with +/- signs, merchant categories, and running balance — extracting VAT-inclusive sales and purchases, zero-rated transactions, .
Use for vat return
Download formatted Excel ready for vat return. Transactions split into VAT-bearing and non-VAT categories, with net and VAT amounts separated; must reconcile to Box 6 (total sales) and Box 7 (total purchases)
Starling + VAT Return Features
- Starling optimised — Handles DD/MM/YYYY dates and single Amount column with +/- signs, merchant categories, and running balance
- Built for vat return — Convert bank statements to Excel to quickly identify VAT-bearing transactions, match against invoices, and prepare your VAT return accurately.
- Period coverage — Convert 3 months per VAT quarter (standard scheme); 12 months for annual accounting scheme users of Starling statements in minutes
Convert Starling for VAT Return — Fast
VAT returns due 1 month and 7 days after the end of the VAT quarter; late submission triggers a surcharge of up to 15% of VAT owed under the default surcharge regime
Convert Starling Statement Free