HMRC new code of governance for resolving tax disputes means that significantly more cases will be escalated for scrutiny before an out-of-court settlement is agreed, writes Geoff Lloyd
Application for standover of appeal pending criminal prosecution
Judicial review application: refusal of hardship application
Code of governance developed after criticism of HMRC’s handling of disputes
The ICAEW has welcomed publication of HMRC contact centre performance statistics as part of ‘wider efforts to improve HMRC’s service standards and in particular highlighting concerns with the existing call centre performance’.
HMRC has announced that a re-launched business records checks programme will follow a new ‘step-by-step’ approach with a ‘much greater emphasis on education and support’.
Google, Amazon and Starbucks to face Public Accounts Committee
‘There has been a shift towards aggressive tax planning … which now needs to be stopped,’ says OECD tax director
LITRG is ‘extremely concerned’ that HMRC is creating the impression that checks are mainly for educational purposes
Professional bodies worked with HMRC to deliver ‘key Treasury Committee recommendation’