HMRC powers worrying for taxpayers
By Tom Carnegie, 6 Dec 17
Concern has been raised about the lack of effective safeguards in place for taxpayers, as HM Revenue and Customs continues to develop broader powers to seek payments.
Handbrake
The report raises concern the new penalty powers could act as a brake on improvements to the underlying tax rule.
“The penalty powers may increase the potential for HMRC’s view of the law to prevail irrespective of views to the contrary – in effect using those powers to enforce compliance with HMRC’s view of the law,” it says.
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