NAO Lambasts HMRC Staffing Levels

Tax does have to be taxing.

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HMRC Pulls Wool Over NAO's Eyes

The National Audit Office’s (NAO) enquiry into HMRC’s Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool has unfortunately provided little insight after HMRC responded to the questions posed by reiterating its policies and making unsubstantiated claims.

ContractorCalculator CEO Dave Chaplin, says:

“Unfortunately, the NAO appears to have fallen victim to HMRC’s tactic of responding to questioning with a number of stock responses that the contracting sector is now too familiar with.

From our extensive investigative work into CEST, we know that little of what the taxman says stands up to even the mildest scrutiny. HMRC has pulled the wool over the eyes of the NAO, which has unfortunately failed to conduct the cross-examination necessary to truly hold the taxman to account.

HMRC has continually employed the same tactics to avoid answering the important questions about CEST and the Off-Payroll rules. The failure of an official body to hold the taxman to account has enabled HMRC to blight the public sector by paralysing its flexible workforce. 

A comprehensive review of IR35 is essential not only to prevent further damage to UK plc and the economy come April 2020, but to hold HMRC to account and prevent it from further abusing its position.”

Tax does have to be taxing.

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NAO Response Re Lost 10,000 Counter Avoidance Files

I have just received this response from the NAO's Director HMRC Value for Money, wrt my email to them concerning the lost 10,000 counter avoidance files.

 "Thank you for your email of 6March, in which you asked whether the National Audit Office was aware of the loss of 10,000 counter-avoidance files of high net worth individuals by HMRC in 2014. You provided a link to your Freedom of Information request to HMRC on the topic, in which you asked HMRC for further details on the nature of the alleged incident. I am replying to your message as the NAO Director with responsibility for the audit of HMRC’s performance.....

As was the case in 2014, there is currently no formal requirement for HMRC to inform the NAO of data breaches, such as the one you refer to in your email.In 2014 HMRC would have had to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 which specifies roles and responsibilities and any reporting requirements. The Act did not require Departments to report breaches to the NAO.....

Although there is no formal requirement to notify the NAO of data breaches, we do, however, expect to be made aware of any breaches that have occurred through our annual financial audit of HMRC. As part of our financial audit, we review papers and minutes from HMRC's Board, Executive Committee and Audit Committee. We also review the disclosures in HMRC's Annual Report.3The data-related incidents which HMRC reported in its Annual Reports in 2013-14 and 2014-15 are outlined in the table below.4HMRC did not make reference to the alleged incident which you have raised, and our review of minutes for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 financial years did not identify any information which was inconsistent with the incidents as reported...."

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