HMRC accused of utter hypocrisy over use of IT contractors enrolled in tax avoidance schemes
Campaign group calls for HMRC to face an investigation, while accusing the department of ‘utter hypocrisy’ for using IT contractors enrolled in disguised remuneration schemes
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HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) stands accused of “utter hypocrisy” for hiring IT contractors enrolled in disguised remuneration (DR) schemes, despite being in the midst of a contractor-focused, anti-tax avoidance enforcement campaign.
As reported by Computer Weekly on 18 February 2021, MPs from the 240-strong Loan Charge All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) called out the tax collection agency for repeatedly dodging questions on multiple occasions about its alleged use of DR scheme-enrolled contractors in a letter to HMRC CEO Jim Harra.
HMRC denies misleading House of Lords over IT contractors’ use of tax avoidance schemes
MPs from Loan Charge All-Party Parliamentary Group write to HMRC CEO Jim Harra to demand the department be investigated for breaching the civil service code
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) denies claims by MPs that it withheld information from the House of Lords about its technology subsidiary’s use of IT contractors that were found to be participating in tax-avoiding disguised remuneration (DR) schemes.
MPs, who form part of the 240-strong Loan Charge All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), say HMRC should be investigated for a possible breach of the civil service code for repeatedly dodging questions about its alleged engagement of DR scheme-enrolled contractors.
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