Government Gateway: Technical pack and information for software developers

Note: The pack contains documentation required to support the development of software for online filing.

This pack is aimed at software developers only and not for users of HM Revenue & Customs online filing services.

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The Government Gateway Submission Protocol (PDF 624K) describes the protocol for communicating with the Government Gateway. Any application wishing to submit eXtensible Markup Language (XML) to HMRC must comply with this protocol.

2.1

19 July 2007

Consultation Workshops

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Government Gateway Release 2.2 (March 2008) (PDF 311K)

1.0

19 Oct 2007

Government Gateway Release 2.3 / 2.4 (September 2008)

1.0

19 Oct 2007

Accessing Public API Portal

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ISV Developer Help – SOAP & TXE Interfaces (ZIP 8MB)

2.2

6 March 2008

Government Gateway Public Methods

1.0

6 June 2008

Hints & Tips

1.1

17 October 2008

Test Data (XLS 74K)

6.0

19 June 2008