Open consultation
We welcome views on policy and IT design options to deliver the government's commitment to digitalise business rates.
This consultation closes at
11:45pm on 30 September 2022
The government has published a consultation on policy and IT design options to deliver its commitment to digitalise business rates.
This aims to join up existing tax data with business rates data held across government to allow:
We welcome views from ratepayers, their agents and representatives, billing authorities, and any others who have an interest in the business rates or wider tax system.
Digitalising Business Rates (DBR) formed part of the government’s conclusions to its Business Rates Review at Autumn Budget 2021. Alongside measures announced in the Business Rates Review Final Report and the Valuation Office Agency (VOA’s) IT Transformation programme, DBR represents a major step towards modernisation of the system, which would tackle many of the concerns raised by stakeholders in previous consultations.
Respondents may respond by completing an online survey.
Alternatively, respondents are welcome to email their responses, making it clear which questions they are responding to.
The government will also hold a number of engagement events with livestreams on the 4 August (11am to midday), 10 August (2:30pm to 3:30pm), 16 August (11am to midday) and 25 August (2pm to 3pm), where officials will go through the consultation and give clarifications, and a series of roundtables with more detailed discussion in September. Respondents are welcome to contact HMRC if they are interested in attending.
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DBR Team – Floor 10 area 10:14,
Stratford Regional Centre,
14 Westfield Avenue,
Stratford,
London,
E20 1HZ
Published 20 July 2022
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