On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:04:52 +0200 John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.fremont.ca.us> wrote:
> > On Aug 17, 2017, at 2:47 PM, Mike Evans <mi...@saxicola.co.uk> wrote: > > > > I just received this from HMRC. > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 10:46:57 +0000 > > From: <sdst...@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk> > > To: <sdst...@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk> > > Subject: VAT Call for Software developers > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > I writing to tell you about a conference call that has been arranged for > > 11:00am on 05 September 2017. > > > > You may be aware that the Government has proposed that businesses with a > > turnover above the VAT threshold (currently £85,000) will be mandated to > > keep digital records and submit data to HMRC through its secure API > > platform service. The changes will take place from April 2019 for VAT. > > > > Current plans are to make the APIs available for private beta test in > > October 2017 and we want to advise interested software vendors about our > > thinking as well as provide them with an early opportunity to raise any > > issues or questions. It will of course also help us identify if your > > company is considering developing or enhancing a VAT product to support the > > proposals. > > We can then arrange to work with you going forward, providing the usual > > technical assistance and other support needed to prepare for the pilot, > > from April 18 and in readiness for the changes being mandated from April > > 2019. > > > > * Only businesses with a turnover above the VAT threshold will have to > > keep digital records and only for VAT purposes. They will only need to do > > so from 2019. > > * Other businesses will be able to file digitally on a voluntary basis > > for both VAT and Income Tax and NICs > > > > Our current development schedule is as follows > > > > 1. October 2017 - private beta (API testing) with interested software > > vendors > > 2. April 2018 - public beta (pilot) data submission for VAT purposes (MVP > > to include unincorporated businesses); we will be inviting business > > volunteers throughout the year, anticipating that early adopters will > > already be using software and therefore likely to already be your > > customers. These will include both Tax Agents, their clients as well as > > unrepresented VAT businesses. > > 3. From April 2019 - data submission for VAT purposes (that is all > > VAT-registered businesses whether the business is unincorporated or not); > > Mandated for VAT registered businesses with a turnover above the VAT > > threshold, but all VAT registered businesses can use the service. > > > > Please let me know if you intend to join the call so I can make the > > necessary arrangements. Please send your reply to this email no later than > > 17:00 on 24th August 2017. > > > > > > Kind Regards > > > > Dennis Dawkins |Senior Delivery Operations Lead| HMRC CDIO Digital - > > Software Developers Collaboration - Software Developers Support Team > > (SDST) | 2nd Floor, Accounts Office Shipley, Victoria Street, Shipley BD98 > > 8AA > > > > The information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may > > be subject to legal professional privilege. Unless you are the intended > > recipient or his/her representative you are not authorised to, and must > > not, read, copy, distribute, use or retain this message or any part of it. > > If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately. > > > > HM Revenue & Customs computer systems will be monitored and communications > > carried on them recorded, to secure the effective operation of the system > > and for lawful purposes. > > > > The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs are not liable for any > > personal views of the sender. > > Mike, > > Can you attend the conference call and raise the issue about per-application > secret keys that we've discussed here? I'd do it but I'll be back in > California by then and I'm seldom compos mentis at 3AM. > > Regards, > John Ralls > I don't think I'm best (or at all) qualified for this. I know almost nothing about UK tax, other than having to file my returns each year. Maybe someone better qualified would like to volunteer. Mike Evans _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
