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HMRC to scrap projects because of Brexit pressure

By Hamant Verma on 1 May 2018

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) held an oral evidence session on HMRC's performance, on Monday 30 April 2018. The witnesses were Jon Thompson, Permanent Secretary, HMRC, and Jim Harra, Second Permanent Secretary, HMRC. Chair Meg Hillier, Labour, opened the hearing by comparing this ‘catch-up’ session with HMRC to the BBC show Mastermind, given the likely range of questions on taxation by MPs directed towards the tax authority’s representatives

Departing thoughts from HMRC Chair Edward Troup

By George Crozier on 22 December 2017

CIOT hosted a speech and roundtable discussion with HMRC Chair Edward Troup and a small group of senior representatives from the tax profession on Monday last week. Mr Troup was speaking ahead of his retirement from HMRC at the end of this month. At the event he talked about how he saw HMRC and the tax profession developing in the future, including his belief that government was likely to be tempted to put further responsibilities on tax advisers in the future. Most eye-catchingly he thought one possible direction was segmentation of tax agents, categorising them with different levels of ‘risk rating’, with their clients being scrutinised accordingly.

HMRC candid on transformation programme

By Hamant Verma on 4 December 2017

This is a live blog of the Treasury Sub-Committee session on the HMRC transformation programme, held on Monday (4).

HMRC paid for Panama Papers: Public Accounts Committee session on HMRC's performance

By Hamant Verma on 6 November 2017

A live blog on the Public Accounts Committee's examination of HMRC performance in 2016–17 and HMRC Estate.

Government will not publish the assessments on closing HMRC local offices

By Hamant Verma on 3 November 2017

There was a debate about HMRC’s “Building our Future” programme which sets out to close 137 offices and centralise in 13 large regional hubs and four specialist sites. HMRC will keep open a limited number of transitional sites, for several years. Labour and SNP MPs spoke in favour of a pause to the programme, with Conservatives keen to continue it.

Reforming HMRC – Labour’s review reports

By George Crozier on 8 September 2016

A year ago, in his speech to Labour Conference, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell announced he had commissioned a review of HMRC. That review, chaired by Professor Prem Sikka, reported today.

HMRC reorganisation – policy & strategy split from operations

By George Crozier on 8 September 2016

HMRC yesterday announced plans for a major reorganisation, with current directors-general being assigned new responsibilities