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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-05-02more like thismore than 2024-05-02
answering body
Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading National Insurance Contributions more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 12 February (HL Deb col 10) that HMRC expects processing times for A1 forms to return to normal by April, what assessment they have made of progress so far, and what steps they are taking to improve processing times. more like this
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The Earl of Clancarty more like this
uin HL4324 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-14more like thismore than 2024-05-14
answer text <p>HMRC has taken steps to address the backlog of A1 applications, have achieved their recovery strategy ahead of time and they are now achieving service levels. Since September 2023 the processing times for online applications have decreased to 6 days from 15 weeks previously, and for post applications, it is now also 6 days, down from 33 weeks. The Standard Level of Service Agreement targets for both are 15 days and 40 days respectively. As of 3rd May, HMRC has reduced the number of cases on hand to approximately 2500.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-14T10:57:19.617Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-14T10:57:19.617Z
answering member
4580
label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
tabling member
3391
label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-12-15more like thismore than 2022-12-15
answering body
Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading VAT: Registration more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Harlech on 14 December (HL3897), what proportion of VAT registration applications received in (1) June, (2) July, (3) August, and (4) September, had been dealt with by 30 November; and what were the equivalent figures in 2021. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Harris of Haringey more like this
uin HL4324 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-01-04more like thismore than 2023-01-04
answer text <p>The data requested is not straightforward to provide as HMRC do not report this data internally in the form requested. As such, the information cannot be provided within the timeframe without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2022 HMRC came under a significant attack from VAT registration fraudsters and we saw the number of registrations being sent to HMRC increase to unprecedented levels.</p><p> </p><p>To deal with this issue a number of measures were urgently put in place to protect genuine customers and to stop the increase in fraudulent activity. These measures entailed additional security checks that meant that some genuine customers were caught in the new processes to ensure the authenticity of the registration being made. HMRC does understand the frustrations from agents and businesses, and are working to ensure all genuine registrations are processed as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC aims to turnaround most VAT registrations within 40 working days and is currently meeting that service level agreement, although some cases do take longer due to additional compliance checks or complexity.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the high numbers of new registrations being submitted to HMRC during the summer, HMRC did not always meet the service standard over that time period.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Penn more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-01-04T12:21:43.123Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-04T12:21:43.123Z
answering member
4726
label Biography information for Baroness Penn more like this
tabling member
2671
label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey more like this