In a report published on 5 April, the Administrative Burdens Advisory Board (ABAB) has warned that the plans announced by George Osbor...

A study by R3 (the insolvency trade body) has found that 54% of insolvency practitioners (IPs) think that HMRC makes it harder to rescue...

Tony Hazell, writing in the FT , has issued a heartfelt plea for people (pensioners in particular) to be given some help by the state wrt ...

Following on from my article on Monday about 73% of HMRC's business records checks being fruitless, a loyal reader has advised me of...

It seems that HMRC's visits to SME's, in order to carry out detailed checks of records etc, are not particularly popular, nor fru...

I recently wrote that HMRC have placed on hold their plans to carry out business records checks on  SMEs. Additionally they have also d...

Now, as my loyal readers know, we are rapidly approaching the deadline (31 January) for the filing of online tax returns for tax year en...

By popular demand the ever entertaining Dave "Jack" Hartnett made his encore yesterday before the Commons Public Accounts Committ...

Another Monday morning crashes into our lives with the depressing inevitability of an unloved season. As such, what better time than to di...

Freelance UK reports that the Forum of Private Business (FPB) is a "tad underwhelmed" by HMRC's many faults. The FPB is ...

It seems that, as with the regular cycle of the seasons, there is yet another government "headline catching initiative" to reduce ...

ICAS have put a very well aimed and targeted boot into the "delicates" of HMRC, in respect of HMRC's Impact Assessment of Busi...

Unedited, as per The Yorkshire Post : " WHEN in doubt, set up a committee. That is the politician's answer to everything. It is oft...

It seems that our "respected" MPs have foisted another piece of bureaucratic tax legislation upon us that will do nothing to lesse...

HMRC, in their self righteous war against tax avoidance (tax avoidance is perfectly legal) have decided to change the rules to allow HMRC to...

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) is less than impressed with HMRC's consultation document on Code of Practice On Taxation of ...

Patrick Collinson of The Guardian tells us how the IRS (the US version of HMRC) run their call centres: " A baffled reader this week a...

The long running issue with regard to tax credits being overpaid by HMRC to low income families, and the financial problems caused by demand...

Dear oh dear, what a difference a day makes in politics and indeed in tax! I must congratulate our "respected" Prime Minister and ...

I am amused to see that the people running HMRC are fans of Judge Dredd; where Dredd is judge, jury and executioner. It certainly seems that...