Hi David and Peter, Just a couple minor amendments
On 17/2/19 5:23 pm, David Cousens wrote:
The paragraph following that on Digital Links is also instructive in that cut and paste is not permitted. Since CSV and or XML links are valid i.e. export of an XML or CSV file with the required data from GnuCash to a program which implements the API and can import the XML file and communicate with HMRC is likely to be the simplest route. The problem is of course that neither the XML or CSV export of the required tax data exists. If there is an existing linking program capable of importing XML/CSV data and communicating it to HMRC, then it would be an obvious choice to target and create XML/CSV output for to match its input requirements. The obvious candidate to start from would be the existing Tax Reports and create an XML file as a secondary output from the creation of the Tax Report and have it selectable in the tax report options. The current tax report does have an export in txf format which may also be importable into a suitable linking program if that is available
The Tax Report is not suitable for other countries. It is hard-coded to USD, and US taxcodes, and has been adapted for German tax codes, but is otherwise unmaintained and unintelligible.
I can amend Income-GST-statement, which is tailor-made for periodic GST/VAT returns, to output CSV or XML. But so far there's little demand nor willing beta-testers.
The CSV/XML can be submitted to HMRC via MTD Bridging software, of which there's plenty of free and non-free options. The bridging software must handle HMRC authentication and encryption, and this is not suitable for inclusion in GnuCash.
FWIW I use income-gst-statement quarterly successfully for GST returns via the ATO portal.
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