HMRCs new PS tool

[RonBW]

They've just closed the beta to further feedback, indicating that the public launch will happen "soon".

LinkedIn says 4pm.....

[RonBW]

I refer you to the post I made some moments ago - according to people close to the project, until not so long ago the prospect of needing to retain an audit trail of what questions were asked and answered had not occurred to HMRC. According to the same people, there would be a number and an outcome available, and a release note of what version was in operation at the time of completing the tool, but no record of what answers had been given. And there would be no way for the client to get a copy of the questions asked and answered in the event of future need.

That may have changed in the past month, but I don't have faith in HMRC to have suddenly produced it out of thin air.

Called it

Having just done the test for my engagement, there is a great big "HMRC will not keep a record of this transaction for security reasons." at the end of it:

About this result
HMRC won’t keep a record of this transaction for security reasons.

HMRC will stand by the result given unless a compliance check finds the information provided isn’t accurate.

[eek]

Called it

Having just done the test for my engagement, there is a great big "HMRC will not keep a record of this transaction for security reasons." at the end of it:

About this result
HMRC won’t keep a record of this transaction for security reasons.

HMRC will stand by the result given unless a compliance check finds the information provided isn’t accurate.

What result did you get - I saw that for one that was indetermined...

[LondonManc]

Called it

Having just done the test for my engagement, there is a great big "HMRC will not keep a record of this transaction for security reasons." at the end of it:

About this result
HMRC won’t keep a record of this transaction for security reasons.

HMRC will stand by the result given unless a compliance check finds the information provided isn’t accurate.

They'll investigate anyone who is declaring outside where the same job role is declared inside elsewhere in the Public Sector. Don't worry about that.

[RonBW]

What result did you get - I saw that for one that was indetermined...

Outside

[RonBW]

They'll investigate anyone who is declaring outside where the same job role is declared inside elsewhere in the Public Sector. Don't worry about that.

Is job role included in the data provided from the agency?

[LondonManc]

Is job role included in the data provided from the agency?

As I've said before, UK plc are skint. They'll get it.

[SueEllen]

Is job role included in the data provided from the agency?

Ask your agency.

Oh and unless it's changed - and the government changes slowly - they have lots of problems retaining data on .gov.uk websites. They also have to say legally whether it is or isn't retained as Liberty etc will go after them otherwise.

[RonBW]

Ask your agency.

I don't need to - you just need to know what fields are available in the HMRC mandated format for reporting payments to intermediaries.

Given that there is no field for anyone to tell HMRC what the job is, how could HMRC tell that person A who got an outside determination is doing the same role as person Q, and therefore is worth an investigation?