The way HMRC negotiates tax deals with big businesses has come under renewed scrutiny after it was reported that the government was paid £4.5bn from just four "swe
Dave Hartnett
Dave Hartnett, the former head of HMRC is to work for HSBC, helping the bank combat financial crime.
Dave Hartnett, the former permanent secretary for tax at HMRC, was honoured “for services to tax avoidance” by tax protesters at the Practical Tax Planning conference in Oxford last week.
Responding to criticism from MPs, HMRC will appoint a new commissioner to oversee major tax disputes.
HMRC permanent secretary for tax Dave Hartnett has rejected claims that HMRC is too cosy with big business and has said that people who pay cash in hand to tradesmen are “diddling” the economy.
This year was not a good one for HMRC or its permanent secretary for tax, Dave Hartnett.
Much excitement has been generated by Dave Hartnett’s appearance before the Public Accounts Committee and the matter of how Goldman Sachs got away with paying no interest on a substantial settl
Protesters gathered at HMRC headquarters in London on Monday afternoon to demand the resignation of permanent secretary for tax Dave Hartnett.
HMRC permanent secretary for tax, Dave Hartnett, admitted “a mistake was made” in granting Goldman Sachs a reprieve on the interest it owed on bonus payments.
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