tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post633047140934935351..comments2024-03-28T11:08:20.632+00:00Comments on HMRC Is Shite: Fingers In The TillKen Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-52093713448794328472010-07-01T21:46:56.454+01:002010-07-01T21:46:56.454+01:00There's rotten apples in every barrel-yes even...There's rotten apples in every barrel-yes even the accountancy profession.<br /><br />Mr Charalambous now serving time for an £11m tax fraud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-48288400470330284902010-06-25T22:36:46.766+01:002010-06-25T22:36:46.766+01:00There are about 70,000 people working at HMRC, dow...There are about 70,000 people working at HMRC, down from 100,000 plus.<br /><br />Where I work - we have approx 800 staff trying to deal with 120,000 pieces of post. On average a member of staff will clear between 100-120 pieces of post a week. (80,000 to 96,000) so you would think we would clear it relatively quickly.<br /><br />Except that by the time the staff have dealt with 80% of the post, the remaining 20% have written in asking for a follow up or complaint therefore adding to the tail.<br /><br />L**our and C******tives and L** D*****ats all pledged cuts to the civil service and the public supported it because it was a headline grabber.<br /><br />HMRC going slightly wrong is the <b>LEAST</b> of the public's problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-43435202406472206302010-06-25T10:03:57.843+01:002010-06-25T10:03:57.843+01:001990's-What about the tax inspector in County ...1990's-What about the tax inspector in County Durham who had a £40k extension built for £10k, by the brother of a man he was investigating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-14771148901393461562010-06-24T21:10:23.101+01:002010-06-24T21:10:23.101+01:00"Corruption amongst our staff is rare and wil..."Corruption amongst our staff is rare and will not be tolerated."<br /><br />This means that they rarely catch anyone so carry on people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-76130851949633992112010-06-24T19:10:33.782+01:002010-06-24T19:10:33.782+01:00I had a caller asking if her tax return had been p...I had a caller asking if her tax return had been processed. Turns out we hadn't needed a tax return for over 10 years and had never received a return in all that time. The accountant had been taking £600 a year to 'file her returns'.<br /><br /><br /><br />Accountants, never accountableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-90691008523109511362010-06-24T17:56:49.562+01:002010-06-24T17:56:49.562+01:00Corruption among the staff will not be tolerated b...Corruption among the staff will not be tolerated buts its ok for Dave Hartnett to go on his lunch with corrupt bankers like J P Morgan and Goldman Sachs, who are under criminal investigation. The management need to be investigated for corruption and how they have ruined junior staffs lives through bullying, character assassination and threats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-71776893878314901712010-06-24T14:48:21.285+01:002010-06-24T14:48:21.285+01:00"Corruption amongst our staff is rare and wil..."Corruption amongst our staff is rare and will not be tolerated."<br /><br />It is rare and will not be tolerated, FFS in the CC's we cant even pee for more than 2 mins without being bullied by the management.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-38947247977221404462010-06-24T13:24:10.448+01:002010-06-24T13:24:10.448+01:00I am not sure that corruption is rife but what is ...I am not sure that corruption is rife but what is true is that those at the top get away with it, either by taking early retirement or by investigations being held up or even avoided. There is a man who lives near me, now retired, who boasts in the pub that he went round the world playing golf while working for HMRC all at the expense of Private Companies. I know of people who have taken their wife on trips abroad - again without paying. If all of the corruption was publicised everyone would see that the organisation is rotten at the top and has been for several years. This is why the likes of Mr Parsons throw up the odd little fish (lot of money but he's relatively junior) - to hide the major fiddlers. <br />In HMRC as elsewhere those that have money and position get away with it. For example how many prosecutions have there been for off-shore tax evasion - can anyone name one? How does it compare to the number for Child Benefit Fraud? Anyone at HMRC care to answer?<br />What about Hartnett - according to the Civil service code he ought not accept hospitality from third parties whose affairs he has to manage or where his actions might give rise to compromise with his official position. He's out at others expense twice a week. In a decent Civil Service, where you have to be seen to be whiter than white, this would not be tolerated. Now - no-one cares.<br />They will not get away with it for much longer. I urge anyone who knows anything to use sites like this to spill the beans. Do not blow the whistle internally because they will see that it goes nowhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-23265879678476684532010-06-24T12:35:29.856+01:002010-06-24T12:35:29.856+01:00Well done HMRC for catching this scumbag.
One poi...Well done HMRC for catching this scumbag.<br /><br />One point though:<br /><i>"Corruption amongst our staff is rare and will not be tolerated."</i><br /><br />How can you be sure, your systems/procedures are not that reliable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-84814262856442763972010-06-24T12:13:38.363+01:002010-06-24T12:13:38.363+01:00Hmmm. Any corrupt HMRC staff reading this?
Settl...Hmmm. Any corrupt HMRC staff reading this? <br /><br />Settle my corporation tax with money from somebody else's account and I'll make it worth your while. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink.xoggothnoreply@blogger.com