Agent codes

I have recently written to the HMRC for agent codes for self assessment and corporation tax. Can anyone tell me how long this process will take? Is there anyway of me tracking the progress? How do I contact an Agent Maintainer? I cannot find a telephone number for them.

Hopefully someone will be able to help me with this as I feel I could be waiting around for something that the HMRC are not sending out.

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2 weeks

mm01 | | Permalink

From memory it took 2 weeks or so for them to come through from the CAA team.

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Longbenton

smooreaccountancy | | Permalink

Hi,

I can't remember exactly, but think it took about a month.

The letter with the codes came from Customer Operations, CAAT Agent Maintainer BP2302 in Longbenton but there is no number on the letter they sent :( Could you try calling Newcastle office directly and asking to be transferred? Alternatively call the agent line.

Sorry to not be much help!

Sid

 

Sudipta Moore - Director, Moore Accountancy We Do More Than Just Accounting

http://www.mooreaccountancy.co.uk

@sidmooremanc

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Give credit where credit's due

Fmaat | | Permalink

I contacted Agent Maintainer on the 3 Sept, and I got my SA Agent's ref on the 9th Sept by fax and letter.

Contact details may have changed since it was Agent Maintainer Tel 0845 302 1442.

SA was straight forward

amutyaba.yahoo.com | | Permalink

I received the SA very quickly but for Corporation tax the information on the HMRC website was different from what was actually done. The staff I spoke didnot seem to understand the changes then in 2009 whether the request should be made to the centralised office or local Corporation tax office. I eventually got it after some time.

 

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SA was straight forward

Fmaat | | Permalink

I agree with the last comment, although it was quite a struggle to discover the process for contact and applications, once I did the SA was quite straight forward.

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