Tax Returns (Hansard, 9 July 2002)

HC Deb 09 July 2002 vol 388 c866W 866W

§ Chris Grayling
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reason the electronic filing of tax returns requires a password to be sent by post. [68369]

§ Dawn Primarolo
To electronically file a tax return using the Internet Service for Self Assessment a user must first register. There are two methods by which a customer can register, they can register on-line by choosing a password and a user ID will be sent to them by post or by using a digital certificate. For security purposes we need to be confident of the identity of the user and our registration process enables us to do this.