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Gateway
protocol version 3.1 (PDF 612K)
Version date 6 March 2008
How to use the test
service version 7.5 (PDF 48K)
Version date 15 February 2011
Hints and tips
version 1.6 (PDF 72K)
Version date 2 September 2008
Core schema
version 2.0 (xsd 29K)
Version date 28 October 2003
Zipped version of generic PAYE tech pack (zip 64K)
Local Test Service (LTS)
and LTS Update Manager (LTSUM)
Use this tool to test your software against HM Revenue & Customs
rules within your own environment.
EOY 2012/13 schema P14, P35 version (XSD
77K)
Version date 9 August 2011
EOY 2012/13 schema changes version
(TXT 1K)
Version date 9 August 2011
Quality standard
and business validation specification version (XLS 274K)
Version date 21 July 2011
Help and guidance version 1.1 (PDF
45K)
Version date 23 August 2007
P38A 2012/13 schema version 1.0 (XSD 7K)
Version date 9 August 2011
P38A 2012/13 schema changes
version 1.0 (TXT 1K)
Version date 9 August 2011
P38A quality standard and
business validation specification version 1.1 (PDF 78K )
Version date 12 July 2011
P38A response messages version
1.0 (PDF 100K)
Version date 12 August 2011
P38A 2012/13 recognition scenarios
(PDF 33K)
Version date 29 February 2012
P38A 2012/13 recognition instructions
(PDF 31K)
Version date 29 February 2012
EOY 2011/12 schema P14, P35 version
1.1 (xsd 78K)
Version date 6 August 2010
EOY
2011/12 schema changes version 1.1 (PDF 28K)
Version date 6 August 2010
Quality standard
and business validation specification version 2.0
Version date 30 July 2010
EOY
business validation rules 2011-2012 version 1.6 (xls 361K)
Version date 9 March 2011
EOY
ChRIS response messages version 1.1 (PDF 313K)
Version date 14 September 2010
Help and guidance
version 1.1 (PDF 45K)
Version date 23 August 2007
EOY 2011/12 recognition
scenarios (PDF 116K)
Version date 15 December 2011
EOY 2011/12
amendments recognition scenarios (PDF 57K)
Version date 13 December 2011
EOY 2011/12 recognition
instructions (PDF 56K)
Version date 11 February 2011
EOY valid samples (ZIP 10K)
Version date 21 February 2011
P38A 2011/12
schema version 1.0 (xsd 7K)
Version date 2 July 2010
P38A
2011/12 schema changes version 1.0 (PDF 26K)
Version date 2 July 2010
P38A quality
standard and business validation specification version 1.0
Version date 25 March 2010
P38A
ChRIS response messages version 1.0 (PDF 118K)
Version date 30 July 2010
P38A 2011/12 recognition
scenarios (PDF 34K)
Version date 11 February 2011
P38A 2011/12 recognition
instructions (PDF 43K)
Version date 11 February 2011
P38A valid samples (ZIP 2K)
Version date 21 February 2011
