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The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has issued a statement expressing appreciation for the work former HMRC Chairman Paul Gray undertook during his time in office. Mr Gray resigned on 20 November following an annoucement that two computer discs holding the personal details of all families in the UK with a child under 16 had gone missing. The CIOT is naturally deeply concerned about the implications of missing data, which it sees as a vital cornerstone of the UK's tax system. Any breach has to be taken very seriously and it is clearly right that there should be an independent review. The CIOT says it will be ready to cooperate with this. The Institute has long argued that the tax system has become so complex that it cannot run efficiently. Faced with such a complicated system a merger between two large government departments into HMRC was bound to produce difficulty. All the professional bodies with an interest in the tax system have advocated simplifying the tax system before carrying out any systemic changes, and in the context of a merger of this size, time for it to bed down was always going to be necessary. The Institute now wishes to place on record its appreciation of the work that Paul Gray carried out as chairman of HMRC saying that he was always very keen to engage with all the professional bodies. Link Chartered Institute of Taxation
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About The Author  Sarah Laing Sarah is a Chartered Tax Adviser. She has been writing professionally since joining CCH Editions in 1998 as a Senior Technical Editor, contributing to a range of highly regarded publications including the British Tax Reporter, Taxes - The Weekly Tax News, the Red & Green legislation volumes, Hardman's, International Tax Agreements and many others. She became Publishing Manager for the tax and accounting portfolio in 2001 and later went on to help run CCH Seminars (including ABG Courses and Conferences). Sarah originally worked for the Inland Revenue in Newbury and Swindon Tax Offices, before moving out into practice in 1991. She has worked for both small and Big 5 firms. She now works as a freelance author providing technical writing services for the tax and accountancy profession. |
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