ICAI attended the HMRC/Professional Bodies joint meeting on Tuesday 16 January to discuss the results of the e-filing survey.

The results of the survey which ICAI had hosted on behalf of all of the representative organisations actively involved in the UK filing process, were published on ICAI's website and were reproduced in Section 2.12 of the January edition of tax.point.

The Working Together Online Sub-Group (HMRC and Professional Bodies) met on Tuesday 16 January to discuss the results of the survey and to address specific issues in relation to e-filing in the UK identified during the survey. ICAI are active members of this sub-group and Mary O'Brien, Senior Manager Taxation at ICAI attended on behalf of the Institute.

HMRC are in the process of addressing the taxpayers’ confidence in the online system, which is expected to result in changes to the present system. The Professional Bodies made it clear that the key issue was around the area of communication, so that our members are aware of any issues as they arise.