For UK users: Will gnucash get ready for Making Tax Digital ?

[Colin Law]

On 27 July 2017 at 16:31, Alain Williams <addw at phcomp.co.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 10:22:40AM -0500, Tommy Trussell wrote:
>
>> SO (in my opinion, not a UK citizen, other disclaimers applicable, etc.)
>> it's not a mathematical problem, it's a political one.
>
> +1
>
> Which comes back to the question: what it MTD really about ?
>
> I suspect that they want a 'closed box' accounting package where, once entered,
> numbers/invoices/... cannot be changed - which means that it is harder for
> someone to fiddle the books.
>
> They are starting with small business and landlords - which quite ignores the
> fact that most fiddling is done by expensive accountants who work for the large
> international companies (who also offer civil servants nice consultancies upon
> retirement).

I don't think it is about stopping fiddling, I think it is about
saving money. If everything is done digitally by us then there is less
for government employees to do, so cost saving.

Colin