The UK government is set to revamp the tax system with the introduction of the Making Tax Digital platform , which becomes mandatory for certain taxpayers next year. Currently, thousands of volunteers are testing the system and HMRC has just published the first testing newsletter distributed to these participants, revealing several key changes driven by their feedback.

HMRC revealed that testers wanted improved communication, leading to the creation of a quarterly newsletter throughout the testing period. Participants also pointed out that they weren't receiving confirmations to verify that HMRC had received their quarterly submissions.

"We know some software products will already be doing this," HMRC stated. "Taxpayers and agents can also check this at any time via their digital tax a

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