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Customer Survey – your experience of using automated penalty appeal service and your views on GNS messaging? 17 June 2016
HMRC have produced a survey to gather your views on the Automated Penalty Appeal Service and your experience of receiving messages via the Generic Notification Service.
You will have read in the June edition of the Employer Bulletin some hints and tips on appealing a Penalty using the automated Penalty Appeal Service (PAS).
The article Reporting PAYE on time and avoiding late filing penalties also highlights the use of the Generic Notification Service (GNS) which is used by HMRC to prompt employers where it appears that they may be at risk of receiving a penalty in the future.
Keeping your email up to date on PAYE online is also important if you have registered to receive notifications and alerts.
HMRC have also put together a Generic Notification Service (GNS) Message & Digital Appeal Service Survey to gather your views and experiences of using the automated Penalty Appeal Service and also your views on use of the Generic Notification Service – how useful do you find this service? Could it be improved? If so please complete this survey and let HMRC know.
The confidential survey will remain open until 29 July and should take less than ten minutes to complete. Thank you
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Help HMRC launch a new digital service 8 July 2016
HMRC is currently looking for volunteers from small and medium sized businesses to help trial a new digital service from July 2016 onwards that will make applying for Tax Advantaged Venture Capital (TAVC) schemes simpler.
Are you looking for investment? The Government may be able to help by offering tax relief to individuals who buy shares in your company.
Tax Advantaged Venture Capital (TAVC) schemes are designed to support small and medium-sized businesses by encouraging investment and making it easier to attract funding.
There are 3 schemes:
Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) – aims to attract investment from individuals Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) - supports investment in small, early stage companies and complements the EIS Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) – encourages individuals to support social enterprises such as charities and social enterprises
Who can apply?
You may be able to apply if your company is: small or medium-sized not listed on a stock exchange
Help HMRC launch a new digital service
HMRC is launching a new digital service in October that will make applying for TAVC schemes simpler.
However, they need small and medium-sized businesses to volunteer to trial the service from July 2016 onwards. HMRC will support all volunteers throughout this process, and your feedback will help them improve the site and ensure that companies get their investment more quickly.
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