I’ve been noting some questions I’d be asking of selected taxpayers if I was a tax inspector. The first two, asking about cash payments to
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There is an answer
The Guardian notes: Thousands of taxpayers were overcharged in 2009-10 by HM Revenue & Customs, which collected an "unacceptable" £238m too much tax as a
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Questions I’d ask if I was a tax inspector #2: who is paying private medical fees in cash?
I mentioned yesterday that I though I should suggest some enquiries I thought HM Revenue & Customs should make to root out the cash economy
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Tackle tax evasion Mr Cameron
From the Guardian, this morning: Working for the Public and Commercial services Union and using HM Revenue & Customs data, I estimated tax evasion in
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Why isn’t HM Revenue & Customs monitoring its debts?
HM Revenue & Customs’ accounts continue to bemuse me. I mentioned some of its strategic objectives yesterday, and the baffling assessment it has offered with
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I couldn’t have said it better myself
From the Morning Star: Trade unionists have accused David Cameron of using benefit fraud as "cover for swingeing cuts to genuine claimants." Speaking last week
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HMRC say 51.6% of UK taxpayers are willing and able to pay their taxes
As noted yesterday, HM Revenue & Customs have dispensed with their annual report this year as the Cabinet Office say they don’t need one and
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HMRC’s accounts: saving £124 million to increase the tax gap by £2.3 billion
As I noted yesterday, the UK’s HM Revenue & Customs have decided not to publish an Annual report on their performance this year. We’re going
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HMRC fail to report – is it because they don’t want to talk about the tax gap?
From the Observer this morning: Ministers have been accused of reneging on commitments to open government after it emerged that HM Revenue and Customs had
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