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(3.3.1.3) Online Provision of Tax Clearance Certificates• Online form and electronic publishing of Tax Clearance status• Automatic processing of Tax Clearance applications• Tax Clearance option available in ROSRevCommUpdateStage 1 is at an early development stage with a live date of December 2002.This will see a taxpayer completing and submitting an online application formfor Tax Clearance, initially through the Revenue website. When the applicationform is processed and where the taxpayer has given permission, the TaxClearance status will be published through the Revenue web site and the statuswill remain on the site for the duration of the certificate. Access to the sitewill be by pin security.Stage 2 is automated processing within the Revenue systems of Tax Clearanceapplications, whether received on paper or electronically. Delivery date is mid 2003.Stage 3 will see ROS service developed to allow Tax Clearance applications betransmitted through ROS and the results acknowledged securely to the taxpayerand published electronically. Delivery date is end 2003.(3.3.2) Online Data Collection (CSO)Online data submissions for:CSO• Services inquiry by mid 2002• Business Register inquiry by early 2003• Agricultural inquiry by mid 2003UpdateThe CSO participated in Phase II of the BASIS project for the Annual Services inquiry,Business Register inquiry and the Agricultural inquiry.Phase II involved a feasibility study, the design of services for delivery over the internetand a costs benefit analysis. This phase was completed in November 2002.23