Forbes designed the original version of the xml message on which the current Inland Revenue FBI on is based.
It developed the first software ever to be approved for Internet filing and is regularly the first to be approved each year, often months ahead of others. Forbes also supplied the Inland Revenue with back end software for processing the received xml returns. ProTax is the choice of both individuals and professional accountants wanting to file by internet
What are the advantages over the current ELS system
No 24 hour wait, validation is immediate
No setup - all you need is an internet connection
No longer tied to a slow 9600 baud mode modem
No more TEM, it is now as easy as printing the return within ProTax
What do I need to do
Register with the Inland Revenue.
Download the most recent updates of ProTax and ELS
Obtain an unlock code from Forbes
Registering with the Inland Revenue
An agent must register on line and then can submit tax returns for any client that the IR hold a 64-8. From mid November there will be no requirement for the clients to register. Click on the IR logo below to go to http://www.gateway.gov.uk.
ProTax-FBI is a standalone system that allows the preparation of SA100s and all supplementary pages. It then allows them to be transmitted to the Inland Revenue internet filing portal and receive a response.
ProTax-FBI can also be used in conjunction with a 3rd party tax product that is ELS enabled. It will read TEM flat files from the taxout directory effictively becoming a substitute for the Inland Revenue's tax exchange module (TEM).
