The API approach will see HMRC :

promoting a ‘third-party software first’ approach for businesses and agents

giving greater access to APIs

sharing rules and logic

publishing performance figures

building richer APIs that enable third party products to work seamlessly with HMRC systems

Visiting a new digital delivery centre in Telford the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, said:

We want to make tax easier to understand and simpler to engage with. That’s why we’re investing in HMRC ’s digital capacity. The API strategy recognises that it is important to work collaboratively with developers of tax software to help deliver high quality digital services for businesses and agents up and down the country.

Mark Dearnley, HMRC ’s Chief Digital and Information Officer, said:

Our vision is to provide software developers with better and richer APIs that will enable them to innovate and bring more sophisticated software products to the market.

The strategy can be found here.