Tax Collection Without Process

The proposal that HMRC can take cash from taxpayers’ bank accounts without a Court Order, reverses the usual burden of proof.

The real problem, however, is the huge number of errors made especially in Tax Credit assessments.

An excellent article by Tim Shipman in the Sunday Times on 3 August (thesundaytimes.co.uk) highlights the problem.

Also the criminal aspect should not be ignored. When it is found that HMRC have received a substantial underpayment, criminal sanctions can apply, and the very money that the taxpayer might need to pay for defence, or a fine, to avoid a harsher penalty, has been taken by in effect the prosecution in advance.

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