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<p>The Government always welcomes constructive proposals from stakeholders to improve
the design of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), including the suggestion
for a Directors Income Support Scheme (DISS) from the Federation of Small Businesses,
ForgottenLtd, Re Legal Consulting Ltd, and ACCA UK. This proposal aims to provide
a new system for company directors, based on reported profits. The Government has
considered this proposal in detail.</p><p> </p><p>The DISS, as currently framed, is
intrinsically reliant on self-certification. As the Government cannot readily verify
this information, an effect of this reliance on self-certification is to open the
scheme up to an unacceptable level of fraud by organised criminal groups and others
who would seek to exploit the scheme. The Government cannot expose the tax system
to these risks but continues to engage with the FSB regarding these concerns.</p>
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