[GNC] UK specific: any progress on MTD (Making Tax Difficult) ?

[Alain D D Williams]

On Sat, Aug 04, 2018 at 06:46:25AM +0100, Maf. King wrote:

> > This should be on the devel list perhaps.

I have just subscribed there.


> it does seem to me from reading the link provided in the OP that a GC report 
> or two feeding into a spreadsheet containing the "api magic" HMRC talk about 
> might be a way forward.  GC doesn't have to directly submit the return to 
> HMRC, if I understood the notes properly.

This seems to me the easiest way forwards: create a standalone ''file transfer''
program that could send a GC report (well defined format, maybe CSV - looking
like a spreadsheet) to HMRC.

A separate program would probably be easier to get up & running and should avoid
any re-certification issues that might appear if these needed to be done with
every new version of GC. Such a separate program could also be useful to others
(ie non GC users) who need a means of submitting to HMRC.

I would be willing to help in writing/debugging such a (hopefully small) beast.
I have no doubt that it will be more complicated than I would wish.

I have not looked at the GC code, but I am an experienced programmer.

Sorry for the delay in replying - been on holiday.

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