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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to simplify the self-assessment tax form.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to simplify the self-assessment tax form.
Asked by
Daniel Kawczynski
(Conservative)
Answered by
David Gauke
(Conservative)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 February 2012
For answer on
27 February 2012
Answered on
29 February 2012
HM Revenue and Customs is committed to improving taxpayer experience by continually reviewing its products and processes. This includes the usability and contents of the self-assessment tax return.
Subjects
Self-assessment
Date
29 February 2012
Reference
96880; 541 c339W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many people are employed to process self-assessment tax returns; and at what cost in each of the last three years;
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many people are employed to process self-assessment tax returns; and at what cost in each of the last three years;
Asked by
Daniel Kawczynski
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Primarolo
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 January 2007
For answer on
18 January 2007
Answered on
24 January 2007
The numbers of staff deployed on processing self assessment tax returns, and the related salary costs, for the last three years are shown in the table as follows.
The total amount of income tax, class 4 national insurance contributions and capital gains tax collected under Income Tax Self Assessment in the year 2005-06 was £27.998 billion and £4.533 billion was repaid.
| Staff¹ | Cost² (£) | |
| 2005-06 | 1,858.36 | 43,992,454.81 |
| 2004-05 | 1,891.00 | 36,571,852.81 |
| 2003-04 | 2,005.91 | 37,088,722.85 |
| ¹ Staff numbers are expressed as full time equivalents | ||
| ² Cost is based on average salaries |
Subjects
Self-assessment
Date
24 January 2007
Reference
117145; 455 c1855W;455 c1857W
House
House of Commons
(2) what estimate he has made of how much additional tax was (a) collected and (b) rebated in 2006 as a result of the self-assessment process.
(2) what estimate he has made of how much additional tax was (a) collected and (b) rebated in 2006 as a result of the self-assessment process.
Asked by
Daniel Kawczynski
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Primarolo
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 January 2007
For answer on
18 January 2007
Answered on
24 January 2007
The numbers of staff deployed on processing self assessment tax returns, and the related salary costs, for the last three years are shown in the table as follows.
The total amount of income tax, class 4 national insurance contributions and capital gains tax collected under Income Tax Self Assessment in the year 2005-06 was £27.998 billion and £4.533 billion was repaid.
| Staff¹ | Cost² (£) | |
| 2005-06 | 1,858.36 | 43,992,454.81 |
| 2004-05 | 1,891.00 | 36,571,852.81 |
| 2003-04 | 2,005.91 | 37,088,722.85 |
| ¹ Staff numbers are expressed as full time equivalents | ||
| ² Cost is based on average salaries |
Subjects
Self-assessment
Date
24 January 2007
Reference
117146; 455 c1855W;455 c1857W
House
House of Commons
(2) what steps his Department has undertaken to simplify the tax self-assessment form;
(2) what steps his Department has undertaken to simplify the tax self-assessment form;
Asked by
Daniel Kawczynski
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Primarolo
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 January 2007
For answer on
9 January 2007
Answered on
11 January 2007
Following a review of self assessment forms within HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), work has been undertaken to make the self assessment return easier for customers to complete. This includes:"The introduction of a four-page short tax return, with shorter simpler guidance, for 1.5 million people within self assessment with relatively straight forward tax affairs;""From April 2008 a redesigned main tax return will be introduced. This new version of the tax return will be shorter for most people, and will be simpler and easier to complete because it asks for less information, has clearer explanations and makes greater use of plain English;""Improvements to the online self assessment return to make navigation easier, improve the layout, and enhance the customer experience of completing the online return."Independent research shows that the customer reaction to the new short tax return and guide is overwhelmingly (90 per cent.+) positive in terms of how easy it is to understand, clarity and ease of use.Preliminary research from the current pilot for the redesigned main tax return shows that the majority of the unrepresented taxpayers taking part find the return easier to understand than the current return.HMRC has a public service agreement (PSA) target to provide simple processes for business and individuals to meet their responsibilities and claim their entitlements easily and at minimum cost. Results from the survey in 2005-06 indicate that the overall satisfaction of small businesses that complete their own tax returns (SA, PAYE and VAT) has already been improved to the levels required by that PSA target.The latest data available (2003) on the time taken to complete a tax return is as follows:
The total time spent by HMRC in processing tax returns in 2005-06 was 2,712 man years. This includes all aspects of the work from receipt to final capture.
| Hours (unrepresented) | Hours (represented) | |
| Employees | 2.25 | 2.02 |
| Self employed | 3.02 | 2.27 |
Subjects
Self-assessment
Date
11 January 2007
Reference
455 c666W;455 c664W; 113794
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if his Department will undertake research to assess the extent to which individuals understand tax self-assessment forms;
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if his Department will undertake research to assess the extent to which individuals understand tax self-assessment forms;
Asked by
Daniel Kawczynski
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Primarolo
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 January 2007
For answer on
9 January 2007
Answered on
11 January 2007
Following a review of self assessment forms within HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), work has been undertaken to make the self assessment return easier for customers to complete. This includes:"The introduction of a four-page short tax return, with shorter simpler guidance, for 1.5 million people within self assessment with relatively straight forward tax affairs;""From April 2008 a redesigned main tax return will be introduced. This new version of the tax return will be shorter for most people, and will be simpler and easier to complete because it asks for less information, has clearer explanations and makes greater use of plain English;""Improvements to the online self assessment return to make navigation easier, improve the layout, and enhance the customer experience of completing the online return."Independent research shows that the customer reaction to the new short tax return and guide is overwhelmingly (90 per cent.+) positive in terms of how easy it is to understand, clarity and ease of use.Preliminary research from the current pilot for the redesigned main tax return shows that the majority of the unrepresented taxpayers taking part find the return easier to understand than the current return.HMRC has a public service agreement (PSA) target to provide simple processes for business and individuals to meet their responsibilities and claim their entitlements easily and at minimum cost. Results from the survey in 2005-06 indicate that the overall satisfaction of small businesses that complete their own tax returns (SA, PAYE and VAT) has already been improved to the levels required by that PSA target.The latest data available (2003) on the time taken to complete a tax return is as follows:
The total time spent by HMRC in processing tax returns in 2005-06 was 2,712 man years. This includes all aspects of the work from receipt to final capture.
| Hours (unrepresented) | Hours (represented) | |
| Employees | 2.25 | 2.02 |
| Self employed | 3.02 | 2.27 |
Subjects
Self-assessment
Date
11 January 2007
Reference
455 c666W;455 c664W; 113793
House
House of Commons
(4) what estimate his Department has made of the average length of time it takes to complete a tax self-assessment form.
(4) what estimate his Department has made of the average length of time it takes to complete a tax self-assessment form.
Asked by
Daniel Kawczynski
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Primarolo
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 January 2007
For answer on
9 January 2007
Answered on
11 January 2007
Following a review of self assessment forms within HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), work has been undertaken to make the self assessment return easier for customers to complete. This includes:"The introduction of a four-page short tax return, with shorter simpler guidance, for 1.5 million people within self assessment with relatively straight forward tax affairs;""From April 2008 a redesigned main tax return will be introduced. This new version of the tax return will be shorter for most people, and will be simpler and easier to complete because it asks for less information, has clearer explanations and makes greater use of plain English;""Improvements to the online self assessment return to make navigation easier, improve the layout, and enhance the customer experience of completing the online return."Independent research shows that the customer reaction to the new short tax return and guide is overwhelmingly (90 per cent.+) positive in terms of how easy it is to understand, clarity and ease of use.Preliminary research from the current pilot for the redesigned main tax return shows that the majority of the unrepresented taxpayers taking part find the return easier to understand than the current return.HMRC has a public service agreement (PSA) target to provide simple processes for business and individuals to meet their responsibilities and claim their entitlements easily and at minimum cost. Results from the survey in 2005-06 indicate that the overall satisfaction of small businesses that complete their own tax returns (SA, PAYE and VAT) has already been improved to the levels required by that PSA target.The latest data available (2003) on the time taken to complete a tax return is as follows:
The total time spent by HMRC in processing tax returns in 2005-06 was 2,712 man years. This includes all aspects of the work from receipt to final capture.
| Hours (unrepresented) | Hours (represented) | |
| Employees | 2.25 | 2.02 |
| Self employed | 3.02 | 2.27 |
Subjects
Self-assessment
Date
11 January 2007
Reference
113796; 455 c666W;455 c664W
House
House of Commons
(3) what estimate his Department has made of the cost in time spent by (a) individuals and (b) his Department to process and complete tax self-assessment forms;
(3) what estimate his Department has made of the cost in time spent by (a) individuals and (b) his Department to process and complete tax self-assessment forms;
Asked by
Daniel Kawczynski
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Primarolo
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 January 2007
For answer on
9 January 2007
Answered on
11 January 2007
Following a review of self assessment forms within HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), work has been undertaken to make the self assessment return easier for customers to complete. This includes:"The introduction of a four-page short tax return, with shorter simpler guidance, for 1.5 million people within self assessment with relatively straight forward tax affairs;""From April 2008 a redesigned main tax return will be introduced. This new version of the tax return will be shorter for most people, and will be simpler and easier to complete because it asks for less information, has clearer explanations and makes greater use of plain English;""Improvements to the online self assessment return to make navigation easier, improve the layout, and enhance the customer experience of completing the online return."Independent research shows that the customer reaction to the new short tax return and guide is overwhelmingly (90 per cent.+) positive in terms of how easy it is to understand, clarity and ease of use.Preliminary research from the current pilot for the redesigned main tax return shows that the majority of the unrepresented taxpayers taking part find the return easier to understand than the current return.HMRC has a public service agreement (PSA) target to provide simple processes for business and individuals to meet their responsibilities and claim their entitlements easily and at minimum cost. Results from the survey in 2005-06 indicate that the overall satisfaction of small businesses that complete their own tax returns (SA, PAYE and VAT) has already been improved to the levels required by that PSA target.The latest data available (2003) on the time taken to complete a tax return is as follows:
The total time spent by HMRC in processing tax returns in 2005-06 was 2,712 man years. This includes all aspects of the work from receipt to final capture.
| Hours (unrepresented) | Hours (represented) | |
| Employees | 2.25 | 2.02 |
| Self employed | 3.02 | 2.27 |
Subjects
Self-assessment
Date
11 January 2007
Reference
455 c666W;455 c664W; 113795
House
House of Commons
That this House notes with concern the complexity of completing the self-assessment forms of HM Revenue and Customs; further notes that the time and sometimes fees involved in completing such forms is prohibitive to their accurate compilation, that the forms often request information beyond that of income and expenditure, and furthermore that the complicated format highlights the over-complicated taxation system in the UK; and therefore calls on HM Treasury to simplify and streamline the UK taxation system and in doing so simplify the forms for self-assessment.
That this House notes with concern the complexity of completing the self-assessment forms of HM Revenue and Customs; further notes that the time and sometimes fees involved in completing such forms is prohibitive to their accurate compilation, that the forms often request information beyond that of income and expenditure, and...
Primary sponsor
Daniel Kawczynski
(Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Subjects
Income tax; Forms; Self-assessment
Date
8 January 2007
Reference
557
House
House of Commons