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Henry Bremridge wrote: > On Thu, Oct 01, 2009 at 12:13:56AM +0100, Eion MacDonald wrote: > >> UK Government is not yet 'joined up' even inside its own operations >> never mind Open Source software. (VAT to HMRC and NIC and PAYE all >> give different stuff in different ways and (Horror!)VATman demands >> a hard signed copy of his monthly/quarterly returns - says >> electronic submission is not adequate! > > You may be interested in: > http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/drafts/vat_regs.htm > > "online filing of VAT returns and electronic payment of VAT, required > for existing businesses with an annual turnover of £100,000 or > more for accounting periods starting on or after 1 April 2010" > Would that I had a turnover of over £100,000.--! Also "VAT 100" must be signed! They have major problems in that they send me a hard copy to fill in and require "manually insert a signature" Reasons, similar to the submission of export control documents for dual use materials - even though all "data" is electronic in transmission they want a manually signed copy, as they need that for any subsequent court case for criminal action if incorrect exporting of weapons or tax avoidance! (I send "explosives" to Sudan etc!) -- Regards Eion MacDonald -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html