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Correspondence

24 November 2004 / Patrick Cannon , Adrian Baird
Issue: 3985 / Categories: Forum & Feedback

 

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The levellers

 

The comment piece 'Levelling Down' (see Taxation, 11 November 2004, page 143) alludes to the Orwellian aspects of the recent developments concerning the scope of the exemption for privileged information under the tax scheme disclosure rules.

 

 

Correspondence

 

Feedback

 

Correspondence from readers on topical subjects.

 

The levellers

 

The comment piece 'Levelling Down' (see Taxation 11 November 2004 page 143) alludes to the Orwellian aspects of the recent developments concerning the scope of the exemption for privileged information under the tax scheme disclosure rules.

 

I doubt that many clients will be fooled by the Inland Revenue's attempt to create the impression that the exemption for legally privileged information is somehow of reduced importance when it comes to disclosure by the client taxpayer rather than the lawyer. The Revenue has published what is quite obviously incorrect guidance on its website which purports to override the legal privilege exemption. The guidance states that in effect where legal privilege applies but it has not been waived then the client (rather than the lawyer) must supply the Revenue...

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