Working with tax agents to produce ‘radical changes’

  • HMRC hopes Working with Tax Agents will produce radical changes.
  • There has been a history of cat and mouse tactics between HMRC and agents. HMRC wants this to stop.
  • HMRC is continuing to develop a more risk-based approach to tax compliance.
  • Both qualified and unqualified tax agents will be included in the consultation.

Consultation with tax agents by HMRC will hopefully result in radical change, Simon Norris, head of review of HMRC Powers told AccountingWEB today.

Norris and Dave Hartnett, Permanent Secretary for Tax, were questioned live on AccountingWEB as part of a webchat on the consultation ‘Working with Tax Agents’.

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