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Defeating the deficit

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07 September 2010 / Graham Black

Issue: 4271 / Categories: Comment & Analysis , tax gap , Working Together , Admin

GRAHAM BLACK explains why the Government should invest in the Revenue, rather than subject it to cuts

KEY POINTS

Value of Working Together.
Effectiveness of ARC members in collecting tax.
Cuts will make HMRC less effective.
Tax gap is equivalent to £1 000 tax for each adult.
Government should invest in the Revenue.

The Association of Revenue and Customs (ARC) forms part of the First Division Association which represents senior tax professionals and managers who work for HMRC.

These are the senior tax inspectors accountants lawyers policy makers and managers who draft tax laws implement government policies and I believe administer the tax system fairly.

Unusually for us we at the ARC have felt it necessary to launch a public campaign for investment in HMRC and not just accept the planned substantial cuts.

This article tries to explain why...

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Defeating the deficit

© Copyright LexisNexis 2024. All rights reserved.

07 September 2010 / Graham Black

GRAHAM BLACK explains why the Government should invest in the Revenue, rather than subject it to cuts

KEY POINTS

Value of Working Together.
Effectiveness of ARC members in collecting tax.
Cuts will make HMRC less effective.
Tax gap is equivalent to £1 000 tax for each adult.
Government should invest in the Revenue.

The Association of Revenue and Customs (ARC) forms part of the First Division Association which represents senior tax professionals and managers who work for HMRC.

These are the senior tax inspectors accountants lawyers policy makers and managers who draft tax laws implement government policies and I believe administer the tax system fairly.

Unusually for us we at the ARC have felt it necessary to launch a public campaign for investment in HMRC and not just accept the planned substantial cuts.

This article tries to explain why...

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4271

Categories: Comment & Analysis [1] , tax gap [2] , Working Together [3] , Admin [4]

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