Central Agent Authorisation Team turnaround times
26 November 2013
If you need an agent authorisation for Self Assessment to be effective before 31 January 2014, HMRC suggests that you apply for agent authorisation online by 15 January or post form 64-8 by 23 December.
Applications for Self Assessment registration should be posted by 20 December.
The table below shows the estimated turnaround times that HMRC aims to achieve based on current work plans and transaction volume forecasts.
Please note that this is not an estimate of how long it takes HMRC to process your application. Instead, HMRC is providing an estimate of the ‘end to end’ turnaround time - that is, how long you should allow after posting your form to HMRC for your authorisation / application to become effective, or for you to receive any relevant outputs.
Transaction
Form
Please allow
Online agent authorisation
n/a
2 weeks
Paper agent authorisation where there is an existing record
64-8
5 weeks
Self Assessment registrations (including those sent accompanying form 64-8)
SA1, CWF1, SA400, SA401, SA402 or online equivalents
6 weeks
Please avoid contacting HMRC if your application falls within these turnaround times as this will divert resources away from processing applications.
Find out more about registering for Self Assessment
Find hints to help speed up the processing of paper authorisations
HMRC surveys Agent views of Toolkits
27 November 2013
HMRC have published a survey to gather agent views as to how useful they find the HMRC toolkits.
HMRC recently held a short series of workshops to better understand what agents think about the toolkits, and would now like to hear from all agents who have used the toolkits - even if only once. HMRC’s short survey is available until 29 November. HMRC intends to use these findings to help inform the future development of the toolkits and make them easier to use. The survey should take no more than a few minutes to complete and your answers are completely anonymous.
Find out more about HMRC Agent Toolkits View the HMRC Agent Toolkits YouTube video
CIPP Policy News Journal
16/04/2014, Page 508 of 519
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