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Revenue Watch: the department needs to rethink its attitude to fining compliant taxpayers

HMRC say they are unable to correct the online time discrepancy between their own validation service that uses British standard time and the government gateway, which employs Greenwich mean time, because the latter service is used by parties other than the tax department.

The announcement is included in the latest edition of Agent Update, the bi-monthly round up of news for tax advisers.

PAYE schemes on which there has been no activity for at least 120 days will be automatically cancelled, HMRC have announced.

A letter – an RTI206 – will be issued to an employer of a shutdown, following an automated review of Revenue records.

The department claimed the new approach will allow officials to identify at a much earlier point that no returns are due – and it removes the obligation to make real-time submissions and subsequent requests for both returns and payment.

Executor of the estate of Teresa Rosenbaum (deceased) (TC2884)

HMRC are to once again revamp their business records check (BRC) programme, putting greater emphasis on educating taxpayers.

Gordon West t/a Dishforth Nursery Gardens (TC2868)

M Macklin (TC2943)

M Robins (TC2902)

Professional accounting body calls for simplification

R Morgan; K Donaldson (TC2720)

HMRC have introduced a system of electronic messages intended to help employers keep their PAYE up to date.

The first alert will be sent to employers who are suspected of having submitted a late full payment submission. Recipients must ensure they get their business ready to submit
PAYE returns on time from 6 April 2014 to avoid potential in-year penalties in 2014/15, said the Revenue.

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