[LTD HMRC] Closure of the service to file your company accounts and tax return?

JamboJet

Hi All,
   HMRC is dropping the online filling service.
This is their justification which I don't buy as how their own online form cannot meet modern digital standards and they push everyone to use proprietary software? Unless there is something free/open source I could use.

The service to support small, unrepresented businesses with simple tax affairs with their online filing does not meet modern digital standards, or recent changes to UK company law. Since online filing for Corporation Tax was introduced in 2011, the market has matured and grown. Commercial products can offer much more than the current service, such as:
- improved validation
- tax support and reminders

They introduced this service like 14 years ago not like 40 years ago. "The market has matured and grown" sounds like bo***ks.

In my case the company is dormant so I understand I have to spend money on some proprietary accounting software to type in all the zeroes and upload it to HMRC.

Peter999_2

I've closed my company because of this,  they are literally forcing you to pay for a service when you could do it yourself before.