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Written question asked by Andrew Smith (Labour) on Friday, 22 February 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 February 2008. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Thursday, 28 February 2008 on behalf of the Treasury.


Taxation: Self-assessment

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps have been taken to rectify the problems with the online tax self-assessment system which occurred at the end of January.
Answer

In April 2008 IT updates for the SA online system will remove the dependency on the infrastructure that failed as part of a planned improvement to the system. In addition, HMRC are reviewing their regime for performance testing of on-line services to improve the rigour around the testing of peak demands.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
189893; 472 c1940W
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Self-assessment
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk