A change proposed by HMRC will soon allow users to see real-time information on employees but the scheme has already been met with criticism.

Tax Directors have said for the project to be even remotely useful or usable it will need sufficient funding and a sustained pilot program.

Baker Tilly have warned that there is a “long way to go” before software can be implemented at any stage.

Examples of previous projects such as the merger of the National Insurance and PAYE system have been highlighted as examples to learn from.

The system which will give an employee a single computerised tax account which brings together employment and NI records, giving HMRC the real time information of all payments made.

The proposal also states that it would do away with employees having to obtain the correct tax codes through filling in forms, in turn making the process a lot easier.

The software behind this proposal has already been invested in and test account created, but as previous projects have shown it will need piloting thoroughly before being released to the public.

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