Call for evidence published on Business Systems Integration

HMRC has published a call for evidence to gather views on the role business systems integration could play in making it easier for businesses to keep records.

The call for evidence seeks input on how businesses keep records, the integration of digital systems used to make sales, and their accounting software or business bank accounts. It also explores any challenges or difficulties relating to the setup and use of such integrations.

The integrations in the scope of this call for evidence operate within a business’ own systems and do not involve data being shared with HMRC. 

Responses will help inform both Government and industry, with the aim of making integrations more useful for businesses and helping software providers develop better-connected products. The Government does not anticipate introducing requirements for businesses to integrate their systems as a result of this exercise.

The Government are interested in hearing from small and medium sized businesses, sole traders, tax advisers and accountants, software providers and business systems providers, financial technology companies, industry bodies and trade associations, and researchers or academics with expertise in digitalisation or business systems.

We encourage our members to consider responding to the call for evidence to help inform Government and industry. 

As a professional body, the ATT will be responding to Questions 27 to 33, which consider the barriers and opportunities of business systems integration. If members have any comments or views, please email them to [email protected] by 15 May 2026.