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I dont think the VAT filing date will be extended - I mean, isnt it the taxpayers fault for not doing it sooner! (Thats what I had said to me once, but they have no clue that some businesses need the 5 weeks to process such!)
Although you may have a valid reason to get any fines, or if its the first time, the entry into a surcharge period knocked on its head - if you phone to do that make sure you get a thingy code. Oh boy, memory really is that bad!
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Joanne
Winner of Bookkeeper of the Year 2015, 2016 & 2017
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Me too! I cleared my cache thinking maybe HMRC didn't like the link I'd been using, and when that didn't work I even switched the computer off and started again!!!!
It's not going well this week...and it's only Tuesday
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Janet
They keep making the system idiot proof but then make bigger and better idiots!
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As I understand it HMRC have said there won't be any penalties for people who could not submit yesterday (as long as they submit reasonably quickly, one presumes today).
and again
Aaargh, seriously annoying. I was back on this morning and foolishly logged out to grab a sandwich. That will teach me to eat.
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I contacted AAT - their response (less that satisfactory in so many ways #)
''Any issues with HMRC need to be taken up with them directly.
However I have passed your feedback to our Technical Consultation Manger for Public Affairs and Public Policy who is in regular contact with HMRC.
I can see from the HMRC Customer Support twitter feed (https://twitter.com/HMRCcustomers) that they are aware of an issue and that it is currently under investigation. They have not provided any timescales at the moment''
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- lets face it one complaint from an individual will get nowhere, but one from a prof body representing lots of folk should have some impact
- not everyone is on bloody twitter.
- HMRC have availability pages - why are they not using them?!
Need to try ACCA!
Got this from an Aweb regular though - might be useful https://api-platform-status.production.tax.service.gov.uk/#
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Joanne
Winner of Bookkeeper of the Year 2015, 2016 & 2017
Thoughts are my own/not to be regarded as official advice,which should be sought from a suitably qualified Accountant.
You should check out answers with reference to the legal position
The diference between the links is that for HMRC MTD staff to publish on the first page they need to pass the information to the publishing team whereas the specialist page is updated directly by the HMRC technical department.
