Consultation on tax collection

WHAT DO YOU think about HMRC having the power to take money direct from taxpayers' bank accounts? Is it a reasonable way to go about collecting money from recalcitrant non-paying taxpayers? Or is it an altogether dreadful idea and one that should be consigned to the recycling bin? Let Taxation know what you think by 13 September and we will send a response on behalf of our readers.

You can find the full consultation paper on HMRC's site at http://snipurl.com/hmrcpay. There are separate pages on our website based on the article in the magazine on 23 August and dealing with each of the separate sections in the consultation. Each one ends with several questions on which HMRC would like comments.

Please navigate to the correct page using the links below and then leave your answers to the questions by posting them to the discussion underneath. They will...