Grace period for taxpayers affected by government gateway IT issues
Allowances to be made for taxpayers affected by government's online gateway IT issues on Monday
Allowances to be made for taxpayers affected by government's online gateway IT issues on Monday
TAXPAYERS affected by an issue with the government’s online gateway will be granted ‘reasonable excuse provisions’ by HM Revenue & Customs.
The problems arose with the Government Gateway – run by the Department for Work and Pensions – on Monday, preventing taxpayers from submitting data to HMRC and other departments.
Users were able to enter data, but not send it.
The issues were resolved on Monday, HMRC confirmed, and while it believes only a very small number of people were affected, those affected will be granted reasonable excuse provisions.
A government spokesperson said: “We were aware of the issue affecting some online services on Monday. The problem was resolved that afternoon, and customers should have no problem using these services.”
More about:
In the past decade, the professional services industry has transformed significantly. Digital disruptions, increased competition, and changing market ...
View resourceIn recent months, professional services firms are facing more pressure than ever to deliver value to clients. Often, clients look at the firms own inf...
View resourceIn a world of instant results and automated workloads, the potential for AP to drive insights and transform results is enormous. But, if you’re still ...
View resourceThe first phase of Making Tax Digital (MTD) saw the requirement for the digital submission of the VAT Return using compliant software. That’s now behi...
View resourceThe regime's total cost is now thought to be five times the original forecast Read More...
View articleWhile disappointing, the fresh postponement will allow accountants and bookkeepers to familiarise themselves with what’s to come, according to Sabby G...
View articleThe original roll-out date 'was always going to be extremely difficult' to achieve, market participants have said Read More...
View articleAnother source argued that client relations could be jeopardised by the inability to prepare Read More...
View articleApril 1 has been and gone so all eligible businesses must now comply with the final phase of MTD for VAT by implementing digital links from their sour...
View articleBy Richard Asquith, VP global indirect tax at Avalara Read More...
View articlePartial Exemption Special Method (PESM) doesn’t have to be part of MTD for VAT but it makes a lot of sense to automate it, as Matt Lewis explains Read...
View articleTax partners say MTD’s goals still remain unclear Read More...
View article