Continuing the theme from his last blog, the Smart Frog is pleased to announce that HMRC have announced a new, simpler (?), way for tax agents to register clients for Self Assessment. Judge for yourself....."HMRC have just altered the arrangement of hoops you need to leap through to get a new client registered for self assessment and on to your online client list. To register for self assessment the individual must complete form SA1, or if the individual is self-employed: form CWF1. The CWF1 form can be completed online or over the phone (0845 900 0444), if the individual already has an NI number. An individual who has become a member of a partnership should complete form SA401. If your new client is not yet registered for self-assessment, and hence has no UTR number, you can't complete an online agent authorisation so you need to resort to paper forms. Get the client to sign a paper authorisation form 64-8, staple it to the appropriate self-assessment registration form (SA1, CWF1 or SA401) and send both to the Central Agent Authorisation Team (CAAT) in Longbenton. Unless both forms are received together your client will not be set-up on the your online client list with HMRC. Alternatively get your client to register for self assessment first. When the UTR number comes through you can use the online agent authorisation procedure to officially register the individual as your client."
Simple then. Is it?
Just as well that the Smart Frog is a particularly SMART frog, otherwise he could get his webbed toes in a twist.
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