Employee Share Schemes Online: 2006-2007 Internet Service Technical Pack for Software Developers

Note. This pack contains documentation required to support the development of software for the electronic submission of Employee Share Scheme (ESS) Returns (2006/07) over the Internet.

This pack is aimed at Software Developers only and not for Employers etc. who may in due course wish to use the Online Services for Employee Share Schemes.

As the contents of this pack are frequently updated please check the Web site regularly to ensure that you are working to the most up to date version.

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The Software Developers Support Team host annual vendor forums. If you have advised us that you are interested in developing a product and we hold up to date contact details for you an invitation to these events will automatically be sent. These forums are your opportunity to hear the latest news/developments in a particular area and to discuss further with representatives from HMRC and technical partners.

For information, the Agent Authorisation technical pack is now available. This contains documentation required to support the development of software for the online filing of Agent Authorisation requests over the Internet.

Generic ESS documents and Government Gateway Submission Protocol

Download this zipped file which includes all the items listed below or download the individual files you require from the following list.

• Generic ESS in compressed format (ZIP 56K)

Generic documents - these apply to all ESS forms

Description	Version number	Version date
Government Gateway Document Submission Protocol (PDF 624K)	2.1	19 July 2007
How to use the test services (PDF 39K)	1.1	30 Oct 2006
ESS Help and guidance (PDF 24K)	1.1	19 Feb 2007
Hints and Tips (PDF 20K)	1.0	08 Sept 2006
Core schema (XSD 28K) This defines generic schema patterns	2.0	28 October 2003
IRmark techpack This techpack contains technical specifications and examples of the generic IRmark	1.1	14 June 2004

Forms 34, 35, 39 and 42 schemas and supporting documents for 2006/07

• Forms 34, 35, 39 and 42 and supporting documents for 2006/07 in compressed format (ZIP 514K)

Description	Version number	Version date
XML schemas (ZIP 26K)	1.3	25 Oct 2006
XML schema ESS envelope (XSD 4K)	1.3	25 Oct 2006
XML schema ESS form types (XSD 25K)	1.3	25 Oct 2006
Business Validation Rules Form 34 (PDF 107K)	4.2	03 Oct 2006
Business Validation Rules Form 35 (PDF 186K)	4.2	03 Oct 2006
Business Validation Rules Form 39 (PDF 90K)	4.2	03 Oct 2006
Business Validation Rules Form 42 (PDF 213K)	4.2	03 Oct 2006
BVR changes document (PDF 15K)	-	-
Response Messages (PDF 170K)	3.0	08 Sept 2006
ESS Recognition Instructions (PDF 38K)	1.0	30 Nov 2006
ESS Recognition Scenarios (PDF 71K)	2.1	19 Feb 2007
Sample XML form 34 - Parent message (XML 7K)	1.0	25 Oct 2006
Sample XML form 34 - Child message (XML 4K)	1.1	21 Sep 2007
Sample XML form 42 - Complete (XML 11K)	1.0	25 Oct 2006
Employee Share Schemes home page This is a link to the Employee Share Schemes business home page