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Well i certainly did!
For a change this year i filed most of my returns throough HMRC software. I think i, and any other practicioner, knew better than to ever tick the box, i just put it down to a lack of update - are they now contractually bound to adjust the tax codes?
by and large all went well, the site is gettiing better and there are quite a few useful tools on client payment especially showing a payment has been broken down into tax years (rather than working backwards from the statement)
my only concern is that some returns that were filed on 31st in the late evening , have a receipt dated 4am on 1st Feb, it will be interesting to see the penalty effect. we have not heard from IR re this matter perhaps someone could ask for a directive. interestingly it speeded up after 11pm either everyone gave up or someone found the unplugged server!
on a different point if in the next few years all returns have to be submitted electronically (as with P35 etc) will the IR provide software that covers almost all scenarios, eg including Partnership returns and CGT. they cannot insist on electronic filing if they do not provide the tools to do the jobs. And they surely cannot charge for this service so what of the software providers own solutions.
It worked fine for me
Like many busy tax accountants, I left my Return till the last minute! I filed it on Sunday 28th using the Revenue's online system and definitely remember seeing a warning that any underpayment could not be collected through my tax code, so even if box 23.1 wasn't greyed out it shouldn't have caught out anyone who read the on-screen instructions. Mind you, since this question appears on screen 876 (or thereabouts!) you can forgive most people for losing concentration at that stage!
Late response
I had to extend my software package with PTP to cover FBI in view of the substantial delays in responses from the Revenue when Tax Returns were submitted.
Bristol & ---- were taking 3 months to respond for the 2005 ITRs.
In addition, the Revenue own software for 2005 was collecting tax due by 31 January 2006 from repayments for 2005-06 even though the ITRs were processed in AUGUST 2005 - this was totally unacceptable and against their own regulations = within 45 days or under £10. It took me several hours and over 7 phone calls plus letters to have them confirm this problem existed.
I do not know if the problem is also with 2006 Revenue software