If you have employees whose main residence is in Scotland they can ensure the HMRC have their accurate address details by updating HMRC.
Electronic payments to settle your PSA calculation for the tax year ending 5 April 2017 must be cleared in to HMRC bank accounts by 22 October which in 2017 falls on a Sunday, cheque payments must be received by HMRC by no later than 19 October 2017. Late payments may incur interest charges or a late payment penalty.
HMRC will issue you will a reference number on the payslip to use to make your PSA payment and this must be used to ensure accurate reconciliation.
PSA settlement process simplification During 2016 HMRC consulted on their proposals that aimed to significantly simply the PSA process and also move it from a manual process to a digital platform. HMRC are currently working on their digital solution and are interested in speaking to CIPP members who compile the information required for the PSA as well as make the PSA submission to enable them to better understand: The current process involved in filing a PSA Timescales for PSA submission The effectiveness of the current guidance A roundtable meeting is being held with HMRC in London on 18 September 2017 and an invitation will be sent out in the next day or so. If you wish to attend, please reply promptly to the invitation as places are strictly limited and so will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
If you have any questions about this meeting or would like to submit comments about your experience of working with PSAs please contact Samantha Mann, CIPP senior policy and research officer by email .
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Software Developers - Transaction Engine Live Environment 8 September 2017
HMRC’s Software Developers Support Team (SDST) has provided an update on when the message classes in the new Transaction Engine Live Environment will be made available.
Following the message issued on 20 July, HMRC’s Software Developers Support Team (SDST) has provided an update on when message classes in the new Transaction Engine Live Environment will be made available (ie the new Live Endpoint .
“To allow us to ensure we provide stable and highly resilient services for you and your customers we have decided to push the date back. We are not yet in a position to confirm the new date.
This has not been an easy decision but the additional time is necessary to ensure we maintain the high standards you expect from HMRC. We apologise for making further changes to the date and the inconvenience this may cause, especially to those who made plans around the date we previously notified you of - 18th September 2017.
The Test Environment remains available to you, to test your products and ensure they are configured correctly, and if you haven’t already done so, we would encourage you all to begin to do this as soon as possible.
We will provide a further update when we have a confirmed Go Live date. In the meantime, please contact us if you require any additional support or guidance.”
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Software Developer customer satisfaction survey 11 September 2017
The Digital Customer Relationship Team is a new team intended to complement and enhance the service already provided by HMRC’s Software Development Support Team (SDST).
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