However, the change planned to go ahead on 6 January 2016, in relation to the LIVE (Production) environment, hit some issues and as a result, still supports SSL v3.0. The Government Gateway will issue a new date for the change, anticipated to be after 31 January 2016.
Help with online issues can be obtained by contacting the Online Services Helpdesk .
Internet browsers and the Government Gateway 14 January 2016
We recently received a query from a member who was experiencing difficulty accessing HMRC’s latest digital offering – Payrolling of Benefits in Kind Service (PBIKs).
The issue was that there appeared to be no reference to PBIK within their existing government gateway accounts so they were unable to register for Payrolling for the 2016-17 tax year. A solution was not available via the member’s contact with the Large Business Unit or the Online Service help desk and as a result they were unable to register for the PBIK service. It eventually transpired that to resolve the issue our member was required to update their browser from Internet Explorer 8 to a more current version. Because Internet Explorer is a browser that we know to be in common use, we asked HMRC about the need for the browser update, in their response they drew our attention to the recent update from Microsoft that details the Lifecycle Support policy for Internet Explorer available as at 12 January 2016. The recommendation therefore would be for members who use Internet Explorer to upgrade to the latest Microsoft supported versions as soon as possible, as any incompatibility or security issues will not be fixed by the vendor and therefore HMRC cannot continue to support those versions.
Approved professional organisations and learned societies 15 January 2016
HMRC has updated the list of professional bodies and learned societies (also known as List 3) with tax-deductible fees.
List 3 is updated periodically and includes all bodies approved by the Commissioners for HMRC up to 13 January 2016. It shows:
professional bodies and learned societies, approved by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for the purposes of Section 344 ITEPA 2003 (formerly S201 ICTA 1988) details of statutory fees or contributions allowable for earlier years 2003-04 onwards are within S343 ITEPA 2003 (for earlier years S201(2) ICTA 1988). List 3 has been updated with British Institute of Interior Design, The Rating Surveyors' Association, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK, British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons, CIGRE UK, International Council on Large Electric Systems, International Council on Large Electric Systems, Association of Clinical Embryologists, Canadian Astronomical Society, CharityComms, Clinical Embryologists, The Association of, Employment Law & Guidance
Professional organisations can apply for approval for tax relief using form P356 .
HMRC guidance manuals on GOV.UK 14 January 2016
Some issues have been identified within the guidance manuals that have recently been transferred from HMRC to GOV.UK.
HMRC has recently transferred four of their guidance manuals from the HMRC website to GOV.UK:
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