HMRC Equality Impact Assessment for introduction of compulsory online filing for VAT, Corporation Tax and Employers' annual and in-year returns.

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1. Do you consider that the plans and proposals set out in our Equality Impact Assessment on the introduction of compulsory online filing of VAT, Corporation Tax and Employers’ annual and in-year returns have taken full account of your requirements (or those of the people you represent) so that you/they can comply with the online filing requirements?

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If not, please explain why, provide supporting evidence and set out how you think we can improve these aspects.

2. This report addresses how HMRC seeks to meet its obligations in respect of its equality duties, ensuring that 'All Corporation Tax, VAT and employer customers can comply with the future requirement to file their returns online, any potential barriers are identified and any necessary action is taken to remove or mitigate adverse effect.'

Below we have listed the duties required of all Government departments in respect of disability.

Duties: On disability, public authorities must, when carrying out their functions, have due regard to the need to:

promote equality of opportunity for disabled people taking steps to take account of disabled people's disabilities even where that requires more favourable treatment
eliminate unlawful disability discrimination
encourage participation in public life by disabled people
promote positive attitudes towards disabled people
eliminate disability-related harassment

Do you think that we have identified appropriate actions and timetables in our Equality Impact Assessment to enable us to meet our disability duties.

Yes or no:

If not, please detail any areas of concern to you.

Below we have listed the duties required of all Government departments in respect of race.

Duties : On race, public authorities must, when carrying out their functions, have due regard to the need to:

promote equality of opportunity between people of different racial groups
eliminate unlawful discrimination between different racial groups
promote good relations for people of different racial groups

Do you think that we have identified appropriate issues and actions in our Equality Impact Assessment to enable us to meet our duties with regard to race (and, specifically, to language), so far as online filing is concerned?

Yes or no:

If not, please detail any areas of concern to you.

3. Any other comments/suggestions on our Equality Impact Assessment or our communication of this report which would enable us to improve our approach in future.

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Please return to:

Judith Pattison at the Carter Programme, Business Customer Unit, HMRC, 7th Floor, Bush House (SW Wing). Strand, London WC2;

or email your reply to Carter Programme Business Customer Unit by 17 October 2008.