RTI written authorisation?

RTI written authorisation?

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I thought that I read, somewhere, that it would be necessary for agents to submit a further form of written authority, signed by the client, to enable said agent to make submissions under RTI (i.e. authorisation additional to the 64-8's and FBI2's already submitted) but now I can't seem to find any reference to it anywhere on (the maze that is) the Revenue website. Can anybody advise whether, indeed, further written authority is required for RTI and, if so, the name of the form involved? Many thanks.

Chris.

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By Carolynne
19th Sep 2012 17:58

RTI Written Authorisation

Hi have spoken with the On-Line team today over this, and they don't know the answer yet, even though Pilot schemes are going on as we speak ((0161 930 8445)

However, if I think about this,being set up as an agent for on-line filing for each client,  I currently send CIS monthly returns through my payroll software package, and in order to do so I have to click a button to input my log on and my password, so that when it connects HMRC know it is me sending information for the client (as the clients reference must be sent somewhere in there too).

Although not confirmed, I would assume that if you are set up for payroll end of year returns on-line for a client, that pressing another button in the system to submit weekly/monthly RTI reports, would work under the same principle, and that no further codes etc would be required from HMRC, if they already had you set up as the on-line agent.

However, getting a written authorisation from the clients giving you permission to make the returns on their behalf, might be in your best interests, to safeguard you processing this work for them.

Caspar

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By TomMcClelland
19th Sep 2012 20:01

Agreed

Carolynne wrote:

However, getting a written authorisation from the clients giving you permission to make the returns on their behalf, might be in your best interests, to safeguard you processing this work for them.

I'm sure that doing this is a good idea, virtually essential for a Bureau or Practitioner. In fact I've recommended it myself in other RTI threads.

However it is interesting to note that eg P35 and CIS300 contain explicit declarations of "correctness and completeness" that have to be ticked as part of the message sent to the HMRC gateway before the submission can be filed. Yet there is no equivalent declaration (that I can see) on the FPS in the RTI pilot. Correctness and completeness seems to be implied rather than explicitly stated...

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