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642164

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs will meet the cost of delivering adequate digital infrastructure to (a) people and (b) businesses without such infrastructure by the start of Making Tax Digital.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	54275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the responses to the Making Tax Digital consultations and will publish its response, draft legislation as well as the Tax Information and Impact Note in January. Issues specific to rural businesses will be assessed as part of this process.</p><p> </p><p>The consultations have gathered evidence on both the nature and deployment of financial support to assist businesses with the transition to Making Tax Digital. For those businesses who are digitally excluded it is the intention of the Government to exempt them from Making Tax Digital and the consultations have sought feedback on the appropriate criteria. The Government will publish its response to the consultations in January.</p><p> </p><p>At the Autumn Statement 2016, the Government announced £1 billion of new funding to boost UK's digital infrastructure. This includes further rollout of fibre broadband networks, enabling faster connections for businesses, helping build a better more productive economy for all.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of businesses, whether VAT registered or not, want to get their tax right, but the recent tax gap figures show that too many business still find that hard. Making Tax Digital will reduce the likelihood of time-consuming errors, lower the chance of compliance checks and give businesses greater certainty that they are getting things right. VAT registered businesses will be able to provide a single update covering both income tax and VAT if they wish.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 54274 54276 54420 question first answered 30/11/2016 16:48:40 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

642165

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will exempt (a) people and (b) businesses without adequate digital infrastructure from Making Tax Digital.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	54276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the responses to the Making Tax Digital consultations and will publish its response, draft legislation as well as the Tax Information and Impact Note in January. Issues specific to rural businesses will be assessed as part of this process.</p><p> </p><p>The consultations have gathered evidence on both the nature and deployment of financial support to assist businesses with the transition to Making Tax Digital. For those businesses who are digitally excluded it is the intention of the Government to exempt them from Making Tax Digital and the consultations have sought feedback on the appropriate criteria. The Government will publish its response to the consultations in January.</p><p> </p><p>At the Autumn Statement 2016, the Government announced £1 billion of new funding to boost UK's digital infrastructure. This includes further rollout of fibre broadband networks, enabling faster connections for businesses, helping build a better more productive economy for all.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of businesses, whether VAT registered or not, want to get their tax right, but the recent tax gap figures show that too many business still find that hard. Making Tax Digital will reduce the likelihood of time-consuming errors, lower the chance of compliance checks and give businesses greater certainty that they are getting things right. VAT registered businesses will be able to provide a single update covering both income tax and VAT if they wish.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 54274 54275 54420 question first answered 30/11/2016 16:48:40 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

642982

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has carried out a rural proofing assessment of the potential effect of Making Tax Digital.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	54420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the responses to the Making Tax Digital consultations and will publish its response, draft legislation as well as the Tax Information and Impact Note in January. Issues specific to rural businesses will be assessed as part of this process.</p><p> </p><p>The consultations have gathered evidence on both the nature and deployment of financial support to assist businesses with the transition to Making Tax Digital. For those businesses who are digitally excluded it is the intention of the Government to exempt them from Making Tax Digital and the consultations have sought feedback on the appropriate criteria. The Government will publish its response to the consultations in January.</p><p> </p><p>At the Autumn Statement 2016, the Government announced £1 billion of new funding to boost UK's digital infrastructure. This includes further rollout of fibre broadband networks, enabling faster connections for businesses, helping build a better more productive economy for all.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of businesses, whether VAT registered or not, want to get their tax right, but the recent tax gap figures show that too many business still find that hard. Making Tax Digital will reduce the likelihood of time-consuming errors, lower the chance of compliance checks and give businesses greater certainty that they are getting things right. VAT registered businesses will be able to provide a single update covering both income tax and VAT if they wish.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 54274 54275 54276 question first answered 30/11/2016 16:48:40 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

657006

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the results of the consultation on making tax digital.
	tabling member constituency	Finchley and Golders Green
	tabling member printed	Mike Freer
	uin	57196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that quarterly updates will not amount to four tax returns a year.</p><p> </p><p>The Making Tax Digital consultations closed on 7 November. The Government is currently considering the responses received and, as announced at the Autumn Statement, will publish its response in January. As part of its response, the Government will also publish an updated impact assessment.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 57237 question first answered 20/12/2016 10:44:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer

657021

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to small businesses and sole traders of quarterly returns as part of the making tax digital reforms announced by the Government on 15 August 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Finchley and Golders Green
	tabling member printed	Mike Freer
	uin	57237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that quarterly updates will not amount to four tax returns a year.</p><p> </p><p>The Making Tax Digital consultations closed on 7 November. The Government is currently considering the responses received and, as announced at the Autumn Statement, will publish its response in January. As part of its response, the Government will also publish an updated impact assessment.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 57196 question first answered 20/12/2016 10:44:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer

690219

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timetable is for making available the Making Tax Digital free software; and whether his Department plans to provide financial support to small businesses to cover the cost of purchasing software in the event that the free software does not enable them to be fully compliant with Making Tax Digital.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	64200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs is working closely with the software industry to ensure that a range of software products (including free software) is available before the commencement of Making Tax Digital in April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The tax system already provides support via various reliefs and deductions for the purchase of hardware and software as well as other expenditure. As part of the Making Tax Digital consultations, the Government sought views on further financial assistance and support. Given the views expressed, it announced on 31 January that it will continue to consider options for assistance and support alongside the fiscal impacts.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 64652 question first answered 23/02/2017 15:30:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

690221

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to announce his decision on the Making Tax Digital annual income exemption threshold; and if he will make it his policy to announce that decision before introducing related legislation into Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	64201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The level of the initial threshold for the income exemption was explored as part of the Making Tax Digital consultations. Given the range of views expressed, the Government announced on 31 January that it will take more time to consider this issue alongside the fiscal impacts.</p><p> </p><p>A final announcement will be made before legislation is introduced.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/02/2017 15:34:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

691770

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to make available the free software from HM Revenue and Customs to enable compliance with quarterly reporting obligations being imposed under the Making Tax Digital programme.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
	uin	64652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs is working closely with the software industry to ensure that a range of software products (including free software) is available before the commencement of Making Tax Digital in April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The tax system already provides support via various reliefs and deductions for the purchase of hardware and software as well as other expenditure. As part of the Making Tax Digital consultations, the Government sought views on further financial assistance and support. Given the views expressed, it announced on 31 January that it will continue to consider options for assistance and support alongside the fiscal impacts.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 64200 question first answered 23/02/2017 15:30:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

691792

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2016 to Question 57196, when his Department will publish its response to the consultation on Making Tax Digital.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
	uin	64587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government response to the Making Tax Digital consultations was published on 31 January.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/02/2017 15:47:59 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

723095

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2016 to Question 53970, when HM Revenue and Customs plans to publish the post-implementation review of Real Time Information.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	71628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs expects to publish the post-implementation review of real time information later this year.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 26/04/2017 15:11:03 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms