Online Services: Quality Standard Validation Specifications
Quality Standard Validation Specification from 2004
For the tax year 2004/05 and later years, large employers with 250 or more employees have to file their end of year returns online, due by 19 May 2005. Medium sized employers with 50 to 249 employees have to file online for 2005/06 and later years. Under Government plans, employers with fewer than 50 employees do not have to file online until at least 2009-10. But they will get tax-free payments if they file online now.
This document defines the Quality Standard expected from employers or their intermediaries when filing their Annual Return (P35) and End Of Year Summary (P14) over the Internet and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) from the 2004/05 tax year.
A return will be treated as not been made if it fails to meet the Quality Standard. There will be a new penalty of up to £3000 per annum for the employer's failure to file an End of Year return online when they should have done so. This penalty is in addition to the existing late filing penalty.
It is very important for software developers, and the employers who rely on them, to ensure that their products meet this Quality Standard.
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| Name | Description | Size | Version No. | Version Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Standard Validation Specification | For electronic filing of employer's Annual Return (P35) and End of Year Summary (P14) via Internet Services for PAYE (ISP) and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) | 521K | 2.0 | 17 July 2003 |
Quality Standard Validation Specification from 2005
This document defines the Quality Standard expected from employers or their intermediaries when filing their Annual Return (P35) and End of year Summary (P14) over the Internet and Electronic Data Interchange for the 2005/6 tax year.The detail within the document is based on the information available to date and reflects the amendment of some rules as a result of customer feedback. This is the final version for use from April 2005.
Main Changes from Quality Standard Validation Specification April 04
- Employers Address Withdrawn.
- NIC holiday withdrawn as the six year claim back period has expired.
- P35 .Added accounting field for Incentive payments.
- P35 Added Number of P14 Parts field
- Truth Table withdrawn rules have been added to the individual fields on the P14
- Rationalisation of rules to reduce duplication of validation and error messaging.
- Added totalling checks to the Amendments section.
- Rearranged the order of the QS to have 3 main sections followed by 4 Appendices.
- Removed Statutory Payments appendix.
- Removed Appendix 2A
- Removal of some business rules in Fields 25, 41 and 70
| Name | Description | Size | Version No. | Version Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Standard Validation Specification | For electronic filing of employer's Annual Return (P35) and End of Year Summary (P14) via Internet Services for PAYE (ISP) and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) | 226K | 2.0 | July 2004 |
Quality Standard Validation Specification from 2006
This document defines the Quality Standard expected from employers or their intermediaries when filing their Annual Return (P35) and End of Year Summary (P14) over the Internet and Electronic Data Interchange for the 2006 - 2007 tax year. The detail within the document is based on the information available to date and reflects the amendment of some rules as a result of customer feedback. This is the final version for use from April 2006.
A full list of all the changes is now included in the Specification at appendix 4.
| Name | Description | Size | Version No | Version Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Standard Validation Specification | For online filing of employer's Annual Return (P35) and End of Year Summary (P14) using the Internet or Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) |
108K | 1.0 | 01 July 2005 |
Quality Standard Validation Specification from 2007
This document defines the Quality Standard expected from employers or their
intermediaries when filing their Annual Return (P35) and End of Year Summary
(P14) over the Internet and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for the 2007
- 2008 tax year. It incorporates the Business Validation Rules previously
published as part of the Internet technical pack for software developers and
the EDI Message Implementation Guidelines (MIGs).
The detail within the document is based on the information available to date
and reflects the amendment of some rules as a result of customer feedback.
| Name | Description | Size | Version No | Version Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Standard and Business Validation Specification | For online filing of employer's Annual Return (P35) and End of Year Summary (P14) using the Internet or Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) |
496K | 1.1 | 19 December 2006 |
| Quality Standard and Business Validation Specification |
For online filing of employer's Supplementary Return P38A using the Internet or Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). | 108K | 1.1 | 29 August 2006 |
Quality Standard Validation Specification from 2008
This document defines the Quality Standard expected from employers or their intermediaries when filing their Annual Return (P35), End of Year Summary (P14) and Employer Supplementary Return (P38A) over the Internet and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for the 2008 - 2009 tax year. It incorporates the Business Validation Rules previously published as part of the Internet technical pack for software developers and the EDI Message Implementation Guidelines (MIGs).
The detail within the document is based on the information available to date and reflects the amendment of some rules as a result of customer feedback.
| Name | Description | Size | Version No | Version Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Standard and Business Validation Specification from April 2008 | For online filing of employer's Annual Return (P35) and End of Year Summary (P14) using the Internet or Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) |
435K | 1.0 | 12 July 2007 |
| P38A Quality Standard and Business Validation
Specification from April 2008 |
For filing of the Employer Supplementary Return P38A using the Internet or Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). | 110K | 1.0 | 12 July 2007 |
