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Where Taxpayers and Advisers Meet
HMRC Warns of Delays in Processing Authority Forms 64-8
23/08/2010, by Sarah Laing, Tax News - Business Tax
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HM Revenue & Customs has announced that it has had to redeploy some of its staff at the Central Agent Authorisation Team in Longbenton, so that the turnaround time for paper Forms 64-8 and Self Assessment Registrations will significantly increase. This has proved necessary in light of other, 'higher priority' work and is expected to last until 31 October 2010.

The original publicised target turnaround time for clients already in Self Assessment was just one working day from receipt.

Paper 64-8s for Self Assessment will take the least time - 2 weeks - whilst other authorisations may take up to 6 weeks. Self Assessment and Self-employment registrations may take up to 8 weeks.

HMRC is keen to emphasise that online agent authorisations are unaffected by the delays for paper registrations, and 'strongly encourages' agents to make use of the online facility.

For further information on the delays, see Central Agent Authorisation Team: Changes to Turnaround Times for Paper Forms until 31 October 2010.

For further information on online authorisation, see Online Agent Authorisation Service

About The Author

Sarah Laing
Editor, TaxationWeb News

Sarah is a Chartered Tax Adviser. She has been writing professionally since joining CCH Editions in 1998 as a Senior Technical Editor, contributing to a range of highly regarded publications including the British Tax Reporter, Taxes - The Weekly Tax News, the Red & Green legislation volumes, Hardman's, International Tax Agreements and many others. She became Publishing Manager for the tax and accounting portfolio in 2001 and later went on to help run CCH Seminars (including ABG Courses and Conferences).

Sarah originally worked for the Inland Revenue in Newbury and Swindon Tax Offices, before moving out into practice in 1991. She has worked for both small and Big 5 firms. She now works as a freelance author providing technical writing services for the tax and accountancy profession.

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