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23 March 2010
Issue: 4248 / Categories: Comment & Analysis , Admin
HARRIET BROWN squares up to HMRC’s internal review procedure. Is it a useful process for resolving disputes?

KEY POINTS

  • A brief introduction to the review process and guidance.
  • HMRC’s guidance and approach to a review.
  • The experience from the first nine months.
  • Statistics and taxpayer success rate.
  • When should the review procedure be used?
  • Downsides and words of caution.

Since 1 April 2009 taxpayers have had an additional route to resolving disputes with HMRC. Nearly one year on is the review procedure proving a useful tool for taxpayers or is it just another delay along the way to the resolution of a dispute with HMRC?

A quick introduction

The review procedure is now very familiar to many even those who have not yet used it. The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and...

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