Mm.

Now, for some, let me be really, really frank.

For some, if you're a seasonal worker, it may not be terribly accurate, but for the majority it will be.

Um, it gives us that ability to interact with customers through the year to nudge them in the right direction.

If they're, perhaps they should be registered for VAT, and they're not.

So using modern systems to be able to nudge and help customers get their tax right.

But fundamentally, there's a real customer benefit here because at the end of the year, not only is the tax going to be more accurate, you're going to have a scenario where not everything waits to the end of the year.

Um, leading on from that, what are the, like, national priorities when it comes to MTD? Why is this so important for us, like, financially as a country and in terms of the economy?

So what are the potential penalties and consequences for ignoring these steps that are all part of making tax digital?

Thanks, Robin.

And I think you set out a really interesting point.

The current tax year, you do that January completion 21 months after the start of the tax year.

And we know that lots of people make careless mistakes or just errors.

They don't mean it, but because of record keeping, they don't get it quite right.

What this allows you to do is run your business more effectively for all the reasons you've just said.

So why does HMRC feel that this is a reasonable added step for us to complete as part of sort of filing taxes from now on?