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1059898

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to SMEs of Making Tax Digital.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	220106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Businesses who are registered for VAT and whose taxable turnover exceeds the VAT registration threshold of £85,000 will be required to keep their records digitally and file their VAT returns using Making Tax Digital (MTD) compatible software for periods starting on or after 1 April. For the majority of businesses, who file quarterly, their first MTD returns won’t be due until August or later. Small businesses with turnover below the VAT threshold are not required to join, but can do so voluntarily.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are using a range of methods to communicate with businesses and agents, both paid for and free, in order to ensure businesses are aware of the changes and know what they need to do to prepare.</p><p> </p><p>Thousands of businesses have already joined the MTD VAT pilot service. HMRC are on track to have written to every business who is required to join MTD by the end of February, encouraging them to join the pilot and pointing them to the range of help and support that is available.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s Impact Assessment for MTD, published on 1 December 2017, was developed through a widespread and comprehensive programme of work that considered the costs and requirements of businesses across the VAT population. The methodology and modelling has been rigorously reviewed, including by trusted external stakeholders such as the Administrative Burdens Advisory Board (ABAB). The Impact Assessment considered the requirements for businesses of different sizes and practices, including small businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses and accountants are making preparations for the introduction of MTD, and thousands have already joined the pilot on a voluntary basis to test the service before they are mandated to use it. Most businesses will not need to submit their first VAT return through the new service until August at the earliest. For the first year, penalties will not be issued for late filing, only for late payment.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 220107 220108 question first answered 18/02/2019 17:14:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1059900

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on publicity and advertising relating to the migration of businesses to the Making Tax Digital regime.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	220107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Businesses who are registered for VAT and whose taxable turnover exceeds the VAT registration threshold of £85,000 will be required to keep their records digitally and file their VAT returns using Making Tax Digital (MTD) compatible software for periods starting on or after 1 April. For the majority of businesses, who file quarterly, their first MTD returns won’t be due until August or later. Small businesses with turnover below the VAT threshold are not required to join, but can do so voluntarily.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are using a range of methods to communicate with businesses and agents, both paid for and free, in order to ensure businesses are aware of the changes and know what they need to do to prepare.</p><p> </p><p>Thousands of businesses have already joined the MTD VAT pilot service. HMRC are on track to have written to every business who is required to join MTD by the end of February, encouraging them to join the pilot and pointing them to the range of help and support that is available.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s Impact Assessment for MTD, published on 1 December 2017, was developed through a widespread and comprehensive programme of work that considered the costs and requirements of businesses across the VAT population. The methodology and modelling has been rigorously reviewed, including by trusted external stakeholders such as the Administrative Burdens Advisory Board (ABAB). The Impact Assessment considered the requirements for businesses of different sizes and practices, including small businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses and accountants are making preparations for the introduction of MTD, and thousands have already joined the pilot on a voluntary basis to test the service before they are mandated to use it. Most businesses will not need to submit their first VAT return through the new service until August at the earliest. For the first year, penalties will not be issued for late filing, only for late payment.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 220106 220108 question first answered 18/02/2019 17:14:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1059901

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the preparedness of SMEs in dealing with the migration from the manual taxation to Making Tax Digital regime.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	220108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Businesses who are registered for VAT and whose taxable turnover exceeds the VAT registration threshold of £85,000 will be required to keep their records digitally and file their VAT returns using Making Tax Digital (MTD) compatible software for periods starting on or after 1 April. For the majority of businesses, who file quarterly, their first MTD returns won’t be due until August or later. Small businesses with turnover below the VAT threshold are not required to join, but can do so voluntarily.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are using a range of methods to communicate with businesses and agents, both paid for and free, in order to ensure businesses are aware of the changes and know what they need to do to prepare.</p><p> </p><p>Thousands of businesses have already joined the MTD VAT pilot service. HMRC are on track to have written to every business who is required to join MTD by the end of February, encouraging them to join the pilot and pointing them to the range of help and support that is available.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s Impact Assessment for MTD, published on 1 December 2017, was developed through a widespread and comprehensive programme of work that considered the costs and requirements of businesses across the VAT population. The methodology and modelling has been rigorously reviewed, including by trusted external stakeholders such as the Administrative Burdens Advisory Board (ABAB). The Impact Assessment considered the requirements for businesses of different sizes and practices, including small businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses and accountants are making preparations for the introduction of MTD, and thousands have already joined the pilot on a voluntary basis to test the service before they are mandated to use it. Most businesses will not need to submit their first VAT return through the new service until August at the earliest. For the first year, penalties will not be issued for late filing, only for late payment.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 220106 220107 question first answered 18/02/2019 17:14:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

804460

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Forms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how continuous improvement forms filled out by Valuation Office Agency staff at the end of each day are processed and assessed; and how information drawn from continuous improvement forms is stored.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	118663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Continuous Improvement is part of the VOA’s ongoing commitment to changing and improving the way it works, particularly in relation to customer facing business areas. Continuous Improvement forms are used on a daily basis by VOA staff to record the details of their working day. The information collected on individual continuous improvement forms is aggregated through the VOA’s digital system. The aggregated information is used to establish the productivity of teams and processes and with the management of workloads and allocation of resources. The information is stored on an internal server which is security accredited. Data is stored for up to five years after which time it is deleted.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/12/2017 13:58:26 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1060853

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the consultations he has had on making tax digital with (a) professional bodies representing SME’s and (b) the ICAEW.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	220806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>During the consultations on MTD in 2016, we received detailed responses from ICAEW, Federation of Small Businesses, Chartered Institute of Taxation, Low Incomes Tax Reform Group, National Farmers' Union and others. Their contribution was influential in shaping the Making Tax Digital (MTD) service.</p><p>The Government and HMRC have since maintained a regular dialogue with businesses, tax agents, professional bodies and software developers throughout the design and delivery of MTD.</p><p>The Making Tax Digital Impact Assessment published on 1st December 2017 remains a credible estimate of costs and savings for the VAT businesses that will be mandated from April 2019 and takes account of both software and hardware costs:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-tax-digital-changing-the-scope-and-pace-technical-note/making-tax-digital-for-business" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-tax-digital-changing-the-scope-and-pace-technical-note/making-tax-digital-for-business</a>.</p><p>HMRC have been working closely with the software industry to create a competitive market. Currently, there are over 160 MTD-compatible software products available, at a range of price points including some free products and others which allow continued use of a spreadsheet.</p><p>As set out in the Impact Assessment, very few businesses will incur costs relating to hardware due to MTD. Most businesses will be able to claim any costs for hardware and software against their tax.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 220807 question first answered 18/02/2019 17:15:35 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1060855

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to SMEs of purchasing making tax digital compatible computer (a) software and (b) hardware.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	220807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>During the consultations on MTD in 2016, we received detailed responses from ICAEW, Federation of Small Businesses, Chartered Institute of Taxation, Low Incomes Tax Reform Group, National Farmers' Union and others. Their contribution was influential in shaping the Making Tax Digital (MTD) service.</p><p>The Government and HMRC have since maintained a regular dialogue with businesses, tax agents, professional bodies and software developers throughout the design and delivery of MTD.</p><p>The Making Tax Digital Impact Assessment published on 1st December 2017 remains a credible estimate of costs and savings for the VAT businesses that will be mandated from April 2019 and takes account of both software and hardware costs:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-tax-digital-changing-the-scope-and-pace-technical-note/making-tax-digital-for-business" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-tax-digital-changing-the-scope-and-pace-technical-note/making-tax-digital-for-business</a>.</p><p>HMRC have been working closely with the software industry to create a competitive market. Currently, there are over 160 MTD-compatible software products available, at a range of price points including some free products and others which allow continued use of a spreadsheet.</p><p>As set out in the Impact Assessment, very few businesses will incur costs relating to hardware due to MTD. Most businesses will be able to claim any costs for hardware and software against their tax.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 220806 question first answered 18/02/2019 17:15:35 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

731417

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
	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 number of illegal cigarettes sold in the UK in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) estimate the volume of illicit cigarettes consumed in the UK. This information is available in the tobacco tax gap tables at table 1.2 at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tobacco-tax-gap-estimates</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 26/06/2017 10:28:53 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

968345

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Child Trust Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional resources he is allocating to HMRC to assist parents in locating lost Child Trust Fund accounts.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	170710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>HMRC allocates resource in a flexible manner to manage emerging pressures by identifying savings and reallocating resources within its overall allocations set by the Treasury. Information on the structure and organisation of HM Revenue and Customs is available at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/09/2018 10:26:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

850260

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Black Economy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of workers employed in the UK shadow economy.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	129828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>HMRC has not made any estimate of the number of workers in the shadow economy but has recently published research which focused on the hidden economy. The full research report is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/654905/P11533_HE_Final_report_MASTER_draft_v6_0_PC_FINAL.PDF" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/654905/P11533_HE_Final_report_MASTER_draft_v6_0_PC_FINAL.PDF</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to achieving a significant and sustained narrowing of the hidden economy tax gap (the difference between the receipts actually collected and the amount of tax that should be collected if all taxpayers complied with the letter and spirit of the law). In recent years, there has been an increased focus on tackling the hidden economy using new data and smarter compliance work. To ensure that it becomes increasingly difficult for businesses to hide their income, the government has introduced new targeted data gathering powers, supporting interventions to prevent and respond to non-compliance. It has also invested in HMRC to recruit additional hidden economy investigators to make use of these new data streams and to combat this risk effectively.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/03/2018 16:57:36 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1078582

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Home Shopping: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a online sales tax.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	226576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>I recently discussed the merits of an online sales tax in evidence to a joint session of the House of Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee and Treasury Select Committee, to inform an inquiry into High streets and town centres in 2030.</p><p>This evidence is available at the following link: <a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/housing-communities-and-local-government-committee/high-streets-and-town-centres-in-2030/oral/94442.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/housing-communities-and-local-government-committee/high-streets-and-town-centres-in-2030/oral/94442.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The government keeps all tax policy under review as part of the normal policy making process and will share any relevant announcements at the appropriate fiscal event.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/03/2019 17:16:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane