tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post454929896933273902..comments2024-03-29T06:52:40.745+00:00Comments on HMRC Is Shite: Arise Sir Ken!Ken Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-14848214826272174782017-01-06T17:03:40.930+00:002017-01-06T17:03:40.930+00:00It would seem there are a number of survivors of H...It would seem there are a number of survivors of HMRC workplace abuse. If those vultures, and their apologists, who inflict suffering on HMRC co-workers were to face tougher criminal penalties, might it not act as a deterrent and bring back a little integrity??? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-77917342182739118392017-01-06T08:22:06.718+00:002017-01-06T08:22:06.718+00:00And the 2017 Award goes to.... the HMRC senior lea...And the 2017 Award goes to.... the HMRC senior leadership team for overseeing a brutal bullying regime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-8462863178915746802017-01-06T08:18:50.315+00:002017-01-06T08:18:50.315+00:00The majority of HMRC staff are decent and hard-wor...The majority of HMRC staff are decent and hard-working but are let down by a minority running riot sticking two fingers up to the rules & the law and indeed any sense of basic integrity. The problem is made worse by a culture within management which believes it has a perfect right to protect wrongdoers from appropriate scrutiny of their actions i.e. corruption. Sadly any organisation is only as strong as its weakest link. Come on Govt & IPCC get in there and clean up the rotten organisation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-18809912800138583922017-01-05T19:34:58.933+00:002017-01-05T19:34:58.933+00:00At the end of the day very senior people at Hmrc a...At the end of the day very senior people at Hmrc are aware of the brutal bullying. The endorsement and denial of such a vile regime happened under Lin Homer & has continued under Jon Thompsom, they are a disgrace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-83748280146638400142017-01-05T19:10:58.798+00:002017-01-05T19:10:58.798+00:00RE: #innerpeace: Maybe HMRC staff who have been vi...RE: #innerpeace: Maybe HMRC staff who have been victim to the appalling bullying & corrupt cover-up culture would find 'innerpeace' to actually see the offenders investigated and facing appropriate criminal & civil sanctions. Don't know how the guilty sleep at night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-27884883356186555842017-01-05T12:55:51.997+00:002017-01-05T12:55:51.997+00:00Or maybe she was just saying she was to promote th...Or maybe she was just saying she was to promote the tax return deadline? But no that would be dishonest, surely not from a civil servant, so I believe her. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-5727466363240225042017-01-05T11:31:37.346+00:002017-01-05T11:31:37.346+00:00The old IR35 system. I believe Harnett was paid th...The old IR35 system. I believe Harnett was paid this way, although I think he denied this. Unless she is claiming back gift aid on charitable contributions, declaring a second income or is renting out a house, why else would she be making a return as an employee?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-79212737725909938222017-01-05T11:28:03.566+00:002017-01-05T11:28:03.566+00:00Yep-Hart nett discussed one set of taxpayers busin...Yep-Hart nett discussed one set of taxpayers business with another taxpayer. Broke the Official Secrets Act which I believe he would have signed. Dreadful man-totally dreadfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-76465054434916301872017-01-05T08:58:46.501+00:002017-01-05T08:58:46.501+00:00They have proven themselves to be a dishonest tax ...They have proven themselves to be a dishonest tax authority. If you need to speak with them about your tax best advice is to record every interaction as they have a nasty habit of telling lies. As for their inclusion on the honours list, its a disgrace. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-43957511442414148472017-01-05T08:02:55.566+00:002017-01-05T08:02:55.566+00:00Don't some senior civil servants get paid thro...Don't some senior civil servants get paid through personal service companies to mitigate their liability to income tax?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-3059229495025334992017-01-05T07:59:27.080+00:002017-01-05T07:59:27.080+00:00Didn't Dave Hartnett break the law and then ju...Didn't Dave Hartnett break the law and then just be let off? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-74455106231923082382017-01-04T21:21:19.065+00:002017-01-04T21:21:19.065+00:00Isn't she an employee of HMRC, and therefore o...Isn't she an employee of HMRC, and therefore on PAYE? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-85283584665324766102017-01-04T21:19:54.885+00:002017-01-04T21:19:54.885+00:00Lin Homer may have been one?Lin Homer may have been one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-33812993399113630192017-01-04T19:47:49.176+00:002017-01-04T19:47:49.176+00:00Oh, yes, now what was their name?Oh, yes, now what was their name?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-10104927679025785272017-01-04T19:36:54.206+00:002017-01-04T19:36:54.206+00:00Spot on. With their track record of absolutely dis...Spot on. With their track record of absolutely disgusting and degrading treatment of people Hmrc should be automatically banned from receiving Honours simply for collecting a wage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-12047509835943005622017-01-04T18:39:13.604+00:002017-01-04T18:39:13.604+00:00PR stunt. Rhyming slang?PR stunt. Rhyming slang?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-58132933401894548932017-01-04T13:21:04.543+00:002017-01-04T13:21:04.543+00:00If you're taking a public salary and are up to...If you're taking a public salary and are up to no good then its only right that your misconduct is exposed to the public who pay your wages. HMRC misconduct and corruption is in the public interest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-51702621787464175402017-01-04T12:57:03.998+00:002017-01-04T12:57:03.998+00:00Maybe Ruth Owen HMRC's Head of Customer Servic...Maybe Ruth Owen HMRC's Head of Customer Service will be in line for an Honour next time around. According to her official twitter she completed her tax return on Boxing Day with the #innerpeace. Sounds either very sad or a patronising PR stunt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-3639344954759114962017-01-04T12:29:49.920+00:002017-01-04T12:29:49.920+00:00RE: the issue of misconduct within HMRC. They do h...RE: the issue of misconduct within HMRC. They do have an Internal Governance department whose role is to police staff misconduct & criminality. They ought to be able to provide a degree of assurance but where the system fails is that some management failing to refer serious cases to them to investigate to protect their own or their 'facebook friend' colleagues, think of it as like misconduct on top of misconduct. Completely corrupt. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-41304579569044202302017-01-04T08:56:46.956+00:002017-01-04T08:56:46.956+00:00£100k pay offs to staff offered the opportunity of...£100k pay offs to staff offered the opportunity of redeployment within reasonable daily travel just 20 miles down the road. One word: Disgusting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-40106172120749465272017-01-04T08:54:39.991+00:002017-01-04T08:54:39.991+00:00I wonder what huge salaries these so-called 'H...I wonder what huge salaries these so-called 'HMRC Directors' draw? It is not value for money and its this kind of waste that gives hard working public servants a bad name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-1398803982357659542017-01-04T08:52:11.706+00:002017-01-04T08:52:11.706+00:00Should it really have taken this long to twig? Mor...Should it really have taken this long to twig? More than that they are corrupt cowardly little bullies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-69246915652028509382017-01-04T08:47:18.523+00:002017-01-04T08:47:18.523+00:00Names please.......Names please.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-73184532813631462492017-01-04T08:34:36.843+00:002017-01-04T08:34:36.843+00:00The only honour for any public servant is the oppo...The only honour for any public servant is the opportunity to serve the public. For most HMRC senior management that opportunity is not enough for them. Gongs should be reserved for citizens, including public servants, who do something significant for charitable or community good, and those who perform their roles to such a successful standard they act as a positive role model for others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-36601120591002376682017-01-04T08:29:30.609+00:002017-01-04T08:29:30.609+00:00Wishful thinking I am afraid. HMRC deal with crimi...Wishful thinking I am afraid. HMRC deal with criminality & bullies selectively they ignore individuals for whom action would be inconvenient or uncomfortable. Its not objective and its not how the rule of law should operate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com