We asked HMRC, given the concerns about additional burdens on customers, how it would ensure that businesses complied with the programme and compliance didn’t decline. HMRC explained that there were two key requirements that it believed will foster good compliance from business taxpayers using software. The first was a requirement 27 PTD0006, Written evidence submitted by the Association of Taxation Technicians, 19 June 2023, PTD0008, Written evidence submitted by the Chartered Institute of T...

We asked HMRC, given the concerns about additional burdens on customers, how it would ensure that businesses complied with the programme and compliance didn’t decline. HMRC explained that there were two key requirements that it believed will foster good compliance from business taxpayers using software. The first was a requirement 27 PTD0006, Written evidence submitted by the Association of Taxation Technicians, 19 June 2023, PTD0008, Written evidence submitted by the Chartered Institute of Taxation, 19 June 2023 28 Q 55 29 Qq 48, 52–54 30 PTD0004, Written evidence submitted by Association of Accounting Technicians, 19 June 2023, PTD0007, Wri Type: conclusion | Number: 14 | Response status: not_accepted Government response: The government disagrees with the Committee’s recommendation. A priority for government is to make it easy for taxpayers to get tax right. However, it needs to balance several objectives for the tax system, including raising revenue and tackling the tax gap. While