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<p>Further to my response on 9 January 2019 to PQ 205403, daily take-up during this
pilot stage has now increased to over 100 businesses a day, in line with initial expectations.
There are currently over 4,000 businesses in the pilot. This is enabling HMRC to test
the service fully for all business types. HMRC informed stakeholder groups of the
numbers participating in the pilot by email on 10 January.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is also
continuing to issue letters to all businesses in scope inviting them to join early,
alongside a range of other communications activity. HMRC’s assessment is that progress
with testing and take-up remains on track to mandate the service from April 2019,
and support all businesses in scope to join the service in time for their first VAT
return due after that date.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC continues to work with a wide range
of business groups, agents and software providers to support business readiness for
this change.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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