The financial secretary to the Treasury, Jesse Norman, has issued a written statement outlining the government’s response to the Lords economic affairs committee report, The powers of HMRC: treating taxpayers fairly, published in December 2018. The report was critical, suggesting that the balance had ‘tipped too far in favour of HMRC’.
The statement confirms that:
HMRC will establish a new professional standards committee to advise the HMRC Commissioners on their approach to new technologies;
the government considers that a full review of HMRC powers is not necessary at this time;
HMRC will undertake a comprehensive review of the findings identified in the 2019 adjudicator’s report and will publish the results of the review by the end of this year;
from August, HMRC will expand the range of performance and management information they publish in their monthly and quarterly performance publications to include debt management, registrations and repayment services; and
HMRC is reviewing the content, language and tone of letters, to ensure that they are clear, courteous and tailored appropriately to the needs of the taxpayer.
The government will provide a further update to the committee later this year on the actions being taken. See bit.ly/2YuEutK.
The financial secretary to the Treasury, Jesse Norman, has issued a written statement outlining the government’s response to the Lords economic affairs committee report, The powers of HMRC: treating taxpayers fairly, published in December 2018. The report was critical, suggesting that the balance had ‘tipped too far in favour of HMRC’.
The statement confirms that:
HMRC will establish a new professional standards committee to advise the HMRC Commissioners on their approach to new technologies;
the government considers that a full review of HMRC powers is not necessary at this time;
HMRC will undertake a comprehensive review of the findings identified in the 2019 adjudicator’s report and will publish the results of the review by the end of this year;
from August, HMRC will expand the range of performance and management information they publish in their monthly and quarterly performance publications to include debt management, registrations and repayment services; and
HMRC is reviewing the content, language and tone of letters, to ensure that they are clear, courteous and tailored appropriately to the needs of the taxpayer.
The government will provide a further update to the committee later this year on the actions being taken. See bit.ly/2YuEutK.
