Postby etf » Wed Aug 28, 2024 11:02 am
Headline:
HMRC’s failings let family dodge £600k IHT bill
An appeal involving a deathbed tax planning scheme should have failed, but the tribunal was forced to find in favour of the taxpayers because of HMRC’s procedural failings.
Comment:
By Rob Swan
28th Aug 2024 08:03
HMRC is a mess!
Many who deal with them occasionally and most (it seems) who deal with them regularly are well aware of this and, IMHO... No surprise!
Listening to a recent ICAEW podcast (I know!), the Probate Registry are also in a similar mess - replace people with (shiny new) IT system - which doesn't work, reduce skilled staff, increase poorly skilled staff, etc.
Seems to me this is a trend across Government - replace skilled personnel with incomplete IT systems which don't work.
What could possibly go wrong?
Further observations:
King Charles' goffer who recommended he give Hammer House of Harra a knighthood is getting to look stupider by the day....and he looked bloody idiotic on day 1.
And what have Labour done to bring about promised change? viz 2022/23 tax returns filed 9 months ago still not processed.