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Although HMRC has given the market a period of grace to bring systems up to speed for phase 2 of Making Tax Digital (MTD) – the deadline is now April 2021 – businesses have much work to do. Research from Accountancy Age and Tax Systems indicates that existing systems are struggling to keep up with requirements.
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Other key findings
Although MTD was delayed, many businesses are ill-prepared to deal with the complications they face in the wake of the pandemic
Almost two-thirds of the market admitted a lack of confidence in the accuracy of their reporting capabilities
Around a third of finance teams have used MTD to encourage technological advances across their wider businesses.