HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in the UK are moving from filing payroll and pension returns on an annual basis to filing as wages are paid. Many companies are unsure how to meet these RTI requirements while keeping their costs down and avoiding any disruption to their business.

HMRC have two agreed routes for submitting RTI; Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) or the Government Gateway. This is good news if you use EDI, even if you don't currently exchange documents electronically with HMRC. HMRC can simply be added as a new trading partner.

GXS, a provider of data integration between businesses, provides data mapping and translation to ensure that the data received by HMRC is in the correct format. This approach ensures that as the depth of information required by RTI grows, you can accommodate changes quickly and without disruption.

HMRC are already on the GXS network, so existing GXS customers can add them as a trading partner. If you are not a GXS customer there are a range of options available to suit all B2B needs, such as their GXS Freeway.