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HMRC Dragged Into Pissing Contest 27 Aug 2013 | 03:43 pm
I see that HMRC is being dragged into a political pissing contest between the Tory party and the Labour party. This helps no one in the real world. As per the Telegraph: Tax does have to be taxing....
The LGA Talks Bollocks 23 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
Last week the Local Government Association (LGA), for reasons best known to itself, decided to blow its own trumpet and have a go at HMRC's tax collection record. The LGA said that uncollected tax wa...
Clasper Gets His Coats 22 Aug 2013 | 01:25 pm
I see that Mike Clasper, the ex chairman of HMRC, has been appointed as chairman of Coats the zip manufacturer owned by Guiness Peat. The FT reports that Coats will be floated on the Stock Exchange. ...
Death and Taxes 21 Aug 2013 | 03:19 pm
I fully agree with the recent recommendation made by both the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) that basic tax education should be taught in schools ...
Taxpayers Pay Mandarins' Tax 20 Aug 2013 | 02:17 pm
I am gemused to see that, as ever in life, there is one rule for those in power and another for the rest of us. The Telegraph reported over the weekend that Whitehall departments are paying the tax b...
The Consequences Of Politicising Tax 19 Aug 2013 | 02:48 pm
The FT reports that Jeremy Outen, the new director-designate of the National Crime Agency's (NCA) Economic Crime Command will not be taking up his post. When Mr Outen was appointed in April, Keith Br...
HMRC's Debt Collection Procedures 16 Aug 2013 | 03:18 pm
HMRC is upping its debt collection activities and, as from mid August, will be issuing leaflets advising businesses and individuals on how to deal with HMRC debt collectors, your rights and their powe...
"Live" RTI Job? 15 Aug 2013 | 03:23 pm
My thanks to a loyal reader who forwarded me this job advert that apparently is on the civil serviced website for an RTI Director General role, unfortunately I cannot find it on the site. Please can ...
HMRC Admit To RTI Problems 14 Aug 2013 | 02:32 pm
HMRC have admitted that there are problems with the flagship RTI project, specifically there are tax reconciliation errors between what HMRC say is due and what some PAYE schemes say is due. I though...
Child Benefit Changes Add To HMRC's Burden 13 Aug 2013 | 02:39 pm
In May I wrote about the oncoming clusterfuck aka Osborne's child benefit changes, one issue noted was that the changes could create 500,000 more self-assessed taxpayers, because taxpayers will have t...
