Government Department Financial Efficiencies

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Dear HM Revenue and Customs,

Under the FOI act please provide a response for the following questions

VAT
1. Does the Department use an external provider for VAT advisory services? If so, please provide the following details
a. Name of provider
b. Contract start and end date
c. Total amount of VAT recovered by the provider in 2015/16
d. Total amount paid to the provider for these services in 2015/16

2. Did the Department use an external provider for Re-Review VAT recovery in 2015/16? If so, please provide the following details
a. Name of provider
b. Total amount of additional VAT recovered by the provider in 2015/16
c. Total amount paid to the provider for these services in 2015/16

3. Did the Department utilise any frameworks to procure any of the VAT services stated in Q1 and Q2. If so, please state which frameworks

Accounts Payable
4. What is the total number of invoices processed through accounts payable (AP) for each of the last five financial years:
2011/12:
2012/13:
2013/14:
2014/15:
2015/16:

5. What is the total expenditure through accounts payable (AP) for each of the last five financial years (£):
2011/12:
2012/13:
2013/14:
2014/15:
2015/16:

6. Could you provide the following information for all 3rd party providers the department has used to complete a review of Accounts Payable Invoices in the last 5 financial years:
a. Name of provider
b. Contract start and end date
c. Total value of duplicated invoices/erroneous payments identified by the 3rd party in the last five financial years
d. How much did the 3rd party invoice the department for any review work undertaken?

7. What accounting system does the department use (Oracle, E-Financials, Sage etc.)

Thank you for the time spent on this request

Yours faithfully,

Mr J Taylor

foi.team@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk on behalf of FOI Central Team, HM Revenue and Customs

Our ref: FOI2017/00857

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Dear Mr Taylor,

I am writing in response to your request for information, received 3rd
May.

Yours sincerely,

HMRC Freedom of Information Team