Fw: VAT Call for Software developers

[Mike Evans]

I just received this from HMRC.

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Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 10:46:57 +0000
From: <SDSTeam at hmrc.gsi.gov.uk>
To: <SDSTeam at 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

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   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.


   This e-mail may have been intercepted and its information altered.