The Institute meets regularly with HMRC via various different groups and fora. In recent months, our focus at meetings has mainly been on providing feedback in respect of various COVID-19 supports.
Key points arising from a meeting held last week are as follows:-
- HMRC will shortly be launching a new online process to enable employee’s to claim relief for work related expenses;
- Comms around the 31 January 2021 filing deadline for 2019/20 are being developed by HMRC in conjunction with feedback from the Professional Bodies;
- We are engaging with HMRC in the context of its 10 year strategy announced in July for further digitisation of the UK tax system; and
- HMRC’s Talking Points programme and how it can more effectively support agents and taxpayers in the run up to the 31 January 2021 deadline is being reviewed.