Disgruntled Lemmings II - HMRC's Intranet Outed

Just to prove the point @jimharra here is today's Hmrc intranet:@gregwrightYP@EmmaAgyemang @ClaerB @JonUngoedThomas @MeadowsOnMoney @RobinEveleigh @ken_frost @HMRCVictim @dotasscandal @nearlybankrupt @_citx_ @BaloPig pic.twitter.com/sws5vmkOwJ pic.twitter.com/1oFc2oNfnr

— Formerly @HMRCon - (now blocked by naughty MelBoy) (@FormerlyHMRCon) December 5, 2019

Interestingly the Tweet makes the valid point that HMRC might consider shutting the intranet down.

This "solution" has form, way back in 2007 I wrote about the HMRC staff discussion website (not on the HMRC system) Disgruntled Lemmings, which itself was shut down in 2007.

Take a look :).

Tax does have to be taxing.

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HMRC's Staff Shortage Limits Investigations

International Investment reports that HMRC does not have the staff to investigate all the offshore tip-offs it gets, after being swamped with a staggering 5.7 million pieces of information about overseas bank accounts held by three million British citizens.

The information is coming from 100 countries under common reporting standards (CRS) agreed by the international Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The standards are designed to stop tax evasion, or avoidance, by making governments aware of overseas money held by their citizens.

However, BDO state that becuae HMRC has a staff shortage it is instead sending out a series of "nudge" letters to the people named asking them to send details of their financial affairs in an attempt to uncover incidents of tax evasion.
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Chancellor Commits To Review IR35

We’re committed to helping the self-employed, that’s why we’re going to review what more we can do. As I told @paullewismoney, our review *will* include planned reforms of IR35. We are the party of workers - whether employed or self-employed. https://t.co/W5HBOeuK6e

— Sajid Javid (@sajidjavid) December 1, 2019

Tax does have to be taxing.

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CEST Tool Updated

HMRC has released an updated Check for Employment Status for Tax (CEST) service, used to find out whether a contractor or employer should be classed as employed or self-employed for tax purposes, and in-line with IR35 legislation.

Susan Ball, employer solutions tax partner at RSM, is quoted by AccountancyAge:

“It is understood that around 30 questions have been updated or included and that several industry bodies and reportedly more than 300 stakeholders were asked to use the new version and feed in comments. Until now CEST produced an answer in only 85% of cases.

The new tool has also been rigorously tested against case law and settled cases by officials and external experts. After answering a series of questions, the CEST tool will return a judgement on whether IR35 legislation applies or not. Questions cover worker’s duties, substitutes and helpers, working arrangements, financial risk, worker’s involvement and contracts (including if working for others).”

Anyone tried it yet?


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900K Scam Attempts

The FT reports that almost 900,000 people received scam emails, texts or calls purporting to be from HMRC in the past year.

HMRC has urged the public to be vigilant in the run-up to January 31’s tax return deadline.

Seemingly the most common scam, reported by more than 620,000 people, was the unexpected offer of a tax rebate by phone, text or email.

Victims were directed to phishing websites bearing the HMRC logo, designed to trick them into disclosing personal information, including their bank details, address, date of birth and mother’s maiden name, enabling their money to be stolen.

More than 100,000 of the fraud attempts reported to HMRC concerned phone scams, where criminals posing as HMRC staff threatened victims with arrest or imprisonment if fictitious tax bills were not paid.

HMRC has set up a special email address — phishing@hmrc.gov.uk — so that members of the public can use to report scams.

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HMRC Is "Incorrect"

Energy Voice reports that Awilco Drilling, headquartered in Westhill, near Aberdeen, said it was in “regular contact” with HMRC regarding part of its income booked in 2015.

The company believed it could use its accumulated losses to offset the income, giving it a reduction in tax liability for the year However, HMRC disagrees and has levied a £7.7M tax bill on Awilco.

In the firm’s third-quarter results announcement, Awilco’s management said they were “of the opinion that HMRC is incorrect” and have challenged the decision.

Tax does have to be taxing.

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What is Solar Tax Investigation Insurance?

Solar Tax Investigation Insurance is a tax-fee protection service that will pay up to £75,000 towards your accountant's fees in the event of an HM Revenue & Customs full enquiry or dispute.

To find out more, please use this link Solar Tax Investigation Insurance



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