tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post8369837616522521372..comments2024-03-28T16:58:33.039+00:00Comments on HMRC Is Shite: A Hammer To Crack A NutKen Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-44235153080635440902011-02-24T18:07:58.888+00:002011-02-24T18:07:58.888+00:00I do not work for HMRC but have had reason to spea...I do not work for HMRC but have had reason to speak to a team leader on a couple of occasions and have to agree with 17:10. <br /><br />The attitude of the person left a lot to be desired and I ended up having to remind them they where not speaking to an employee but the relative of one. They seemed to have a problem understanding that I could not give a flying f**k about their processes and procedures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-5760198290524859852011-02-24T17:10:26.437+00:002011-02-24T17:10:26.437+00:00I agree, and I work for them. There is a quite stu...I agree, and I work for them. There is a quite stunning level of complacency and contempt for the people who pay our wages in some sectors of HMRC. Oh sorry, our " customers" in Newspeak. Matched only by the contempt for staff demonstrated by the top team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-19365709132659434882011-02-24T09:03:07.282+00:002011-02-24T09:03:07.282+00:00HMRC should be on probation. There is no confidenc...HMRC should be on probation. There is no confidence left in that shambles and I've lost count how many 'mistakes' they have made. <br /><br />They are hypocritical bullies, operating way above their remit. Power has corrupted this organisation and it should be stripped away from them. They are the UK's mafia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-88476348324275648312011-02-24T08:52:05.500+00:002011-02-24T08:52:05.500+00:00"The whole system is screwed when we send out..."The whole system is screwed when we send out letters to people who are wrong with their tax credits by £200 or so but we write off sums well in excess of that in many SA and Corporation Tax cases."<br /><br />As someone who works for every penny I get and does not receive any tax credits or any other hand outs I am glad to hear it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-265410057519562072011-02-23T22:20:49.035+00:002011-02-23T22:20:49.035+00:00The whole system is screwed when we send out lette...The whole system is screwed when we send out letters to people who are wrong with their tax credits by £200 or so but we write off sums well in excess of that in many SA and Corporation Tax cases. <br /><br />The whole thing is completely arse about tit.<br /><br />If you are unlucky enough to be one of these 900, sit tight, sit pretty and fuck all will happen.<br /><br />This will only be a story as and HMRC takes any further action, which just ain't going to happen. It just costs too much to chase the debt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-5650656472749297802011-02-23T21:16:20.109+00:002011-02-23T21:16:20.109+00:00Now if we can just get HMRC to check things before...Now if we can just get HMRC to check things before they post them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-44927520733659477822011-02-23T20:42:05.468+00:002011-02-23T20:42:05.468+00:00Checked that carefully before you posted it, I bet...Checked that carefully before you posted it, I bet. LOL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-82333129400696348232011-02-23T20:25:25.988+00:002011-02-23T20:25:25.988+00:00@18:31 here.
You guys are just too clever for me ...@18:31 here.<br /><br />You guys are just too clever for me and I submit to your higher intellect. I shall return to my own sad and lonely life where I am doing alright thank you very much and allow you to return to your desks in the knowledge that you work for the worst run department in the public sector.<br /><br />All the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-89135065602165898772011-02-23T20:05:39.656+00:002011-02-23T20:05:39.656+00:00Confused now, so does poster 18.31 believe the ori...Confused now, so does poster 18.31 believe the original post, or are HMRC too busy arse covering to tackle tax cheats?<br /><br />Dammned if we do,dammned if we don't it seems. Still, probably better than reflecting on your own sad, lonely life.<br /><br />I meet idiots like you every hour of every day. Always someone elses fault, never your own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-37388856921981385232011-02-23T19:54:45.888+00:002011-02-23T19:54:45.888+00:0018.31 Stick to one word answers, mate. When you tr...18.31 Stick to one word answers, mate. When you try to string a sentence together, your logic, and grasp of the language,seem to desert you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-61576578291357072602011-02-23T18:31:04.212+00:002011-02-23T18:31:04.212+00:00"So.......HMRC makes more mistakes than it..."So.......HMRC makes more mistakes than it's entire taxpayer base, eh?"<br /><br />Probably.<br /><br />"Oh no, now I remember. When they make a mistake, its genuine error,caused by bewilderment at an over complicated system,"<br /><br />Probably<br /><br />"when we do it's malicious incompetence."<br /><br />Probably<br /><br />"HMRC cracks down on known tax cheats. Kinda thought thats what we were for"<br /><br />Your probably too busy covering your arse to do much about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-8185531585876623682011-02-23T17:54:15.218+00:002011-02-23T17:54:15.218+00:0023 February 2011 17:07
I agree you are supposed t...23 February 2011 17:07<br /><br />I agree you are supposed to crack down on tax cheats but you seem to spend more time correcting your own fuck ups. And when you fuck up you really fuck up big time.<br /><br />How many tax payers make mistakes that cost hundreds of thousands of pounds to sort out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-67729546980264727032011-02-23T17:07:36.119+00:002011-02-23T17:07:36.119+00:00So.......HMRC makes more mistakes than it's en...So.......HMRC makes more mistakes than it's entire taxpayer base, eh? Oh no, now I remember. When they make a mistake, its genuine error,caused by bewilderment at an over complicated system, when we do it's malicious incompetence. HMRC cracks down on known tax cheats. Kinda thought thats what we were for.........not much of a headline though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-30795527454178981452011-02-23T11:22:51.460+00:002011-02-23T11:22:51.460+00:00"I am quite concerned that the level of error..."I am quite concerned that the level of error is fairly low at £5,000. People can make honest mistakes."<br /><br />And who makes most of the mistakes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com