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November 2009
• Agent update
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Cross border changes (...continued)
Businesses which pay overseas VAT and currently submit Gateway and forwarded onto the Member State of Refund
refund claims to overseas tax authorities should be aware (MSR). New deadlines have been set both for submission
that a new electronic refund system will also be introduced and refund of the claim. Further details are available on
from 1 January 2010. The main change is that claims will HMRC's website.
now be submitted via a UK portal on the Government
• Internet banking Some of these electronic payment methods allow extra time
(seven days) to file and pay the return.
Agent update
Currently businesses wishing to authorise an agent to deal authorisations via the online service (Online Agent
with their VAT affairs have to complete a form 64-8 and Authorisation Service) currently available for other taxes. It
submit this by post to HMRC. HMRC have recently is anticipated that this service will be available from late
announced it will soon be possible to deal with VAT November 2009.
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