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Change description : 2025-05-15 14:15:00: Merchant acquirer – schema guidance section ‘maximum file size’ has been updated. Information about the section 1 elements “Submission Reference” to the “Total Value of Chargebacks” are the control totals for the whole submission, they must be present and the same in every batch file. [Guidance and regulation]

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Merchant acquirer reports — XML schema and guidance

Find the schema and supporting documents for software developersdevelopers, or agentsagents, acting on behalf of merchant acquirers who need to send monthly, quarterly or annual returns to HMRC.

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HM Revenue & Customs
Published
17 December 2024
Last updated
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This page contains contains:

  • technical specification guidance and
  • XML schema and
  • supporting documents

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Contact the software developer support team with any technical specification questions.

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  1. Merchant acquirer - schema guidance section 'maximum file size' has been updated. Information about the section 1 elements “Submission Reference” to the “Total Value of Chargebacks” are the control totals for the whole submission, they must be present and the same in every batch file.

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2025-05-15 14:15
Merchant acquirer – schema guidance section ‘maximum file size’ has been updated. Information about the section 1 elements “Submission Reference” to the “Total Value of Chargebacks” are the control totals for the whole submission, they must be present and the same in every batch file.

2024-12-17 11:58
First published.