The Guardian notes: Tax inspectors are attempting to bar MPs from claiming thousands of pounds a year to hire accountants to file their expenses, arguing that
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If the Revenue have closed down tax avoidance schemes worth £200 million in a month the tax gap is bigger than they say
The BBC have reported: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has trumpeted three victories in the courts last month against complex tax avoidance schemes. The Revenue
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UK Uncut hit David Gauke’s propaganda firmly on the head
UK UNcut issued the following press release this morning in response to David Gauke non-sensical propaganda on tobacco smugglers who’ve jumped justice in this country this morning, saying:
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Issuing photos of tax evaders is not enough to stop tax crime. Only people on the ground do that
This photo is in a lot of papers this morning: The picture has been issued by H M Revenue & Customs. These people are alleged to
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1,000 new staff are welcome at HMRC – now can we have the other 19,000 please?
The Press Association has reported: Revenue and Customs is to recruit up to 1,000 extra staff to tackle delays in getting through to call centres. The
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Hartnett’s farewell is about as honest as a tax evader’s return
No one seems to have paid much attention to Dave Hartnett’s long awaited retirement from HMRC. He left on 31 July, but nor before posting
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Secrets of the Taxman – Dispatches, Channel 4, 8pm this evening
Dispatches on Channel 4 this evening is on what it calls the Secrets of the Taxman. As the Mail noted about the programme yesterday: When
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Another tax amnesty that just shows HMRC is too understaffed to collect tax
H M Revenue & Customs has announced another tax amnesty – this time for anyone who is a higher rate tax payer who has forgotten to submit a tax
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You couldn’t make it up – new chair of HMRC is former KPMG senior partner
After the scandals surrounding HMRC during the Hartnett era you’d think a new culture was needed in the organisation. One that was strongly pro-tax, against
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