I have posted HMRC’s response to the Public Accounts Committee on this blog this morning: it seemed only fair to do so. That said, I
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I think it only fair to publish here the following press release issued by HMRC yesterday before commenting on it: HMRC has responded to today’s
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The Public Accounts Committee has published its report on HMRC this morning and it is damning. The summary says: In pursuing unpaid tax, HM Revenue
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The government announced in the Autumn Statement last week that: As the next step [in tackling abuse of employment taxation], Autumn Statement 2013 announces action
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It was said in the autumn statement that the HMRC budget was being protected from cuts. That must come as news to many in HMRC
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Famously the UK Swiss tax agreement was supposed to generate £3 billion of tax receipts this year. Even in June 2013 the OBR was saying
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These worrying statements are included in the autumn statement: The privatisation of tax collection in the UK continues apace – undermining the quality, credibility, privacy
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The Public Accounts Committee is having a hearing on Gift Aid this afternoon. I made my views on this known a year or so ago. As
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HM Revenue & Customs admit the UK tax gap exceeds £35 billion a year. I argue it exceeds £95 billion on top of which there
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