Consultation outcome

Simplifying and modernising HMRC's Income Tax services through the tax administration framework

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Detail of outcome

The document contains a detailed summary of the responses we received and sets out how HMRC will continue to progress the ideas covered in the discussion document. It explains plans to move some paper outputs to digital by default, improve systems to allow tax codes to be updated more quickly and complete a review of the criteria HMRC use to determine who needs to file a tax return.


Original consultation

Summary

In this discussion document, we welcome views on modernising and simplifying Income Tax services, as part of the Tax Administration Framework review.

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Consultation description

This discussion document explores how HMRC can simplify and modernise HMRC’s Income Tax services as part of its Tax Administration Framework Review. It sets out HMRC’s intention to move to a digital by default approach for some of its outputs, seeks views on improving Pay As You Earn (PAYE) processes, and launches a review of the Income Tax Self Assessment criteria.

This document will be of interest to taxpayers in PAYE and Self Assessment and we welcome views from anyone with an interest in how HMRC administers Income Tax through these regimes.

Documents

Published 15 March 2023
Last updated 15 February 2024 + show all updates
  1. Published consultation outcome, including summary of responses.

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