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HMRC do not understand the agent/client relationship
KEY POINTS
- HMRC’s plans on working with tax agents were recently explained by director general Jim Harra.
- What exactly is the nature of the relationship between HMRC and tax agents?
- Do HMRC want to collect the right amount of tax or as much as possible?
- Being pragmatic in negotiations with HMRC should not be seen as non-compliance.
- Are HMRC prepared to work with agents as equals?
In a recent Q&A article for Tax Journal the replies by HMRC’s director-general for business tax Jim Harra appeared to have generated a fair amount of unrest and even anger among tax agents.
I suspect that was not Harra’s intention. When I read the article – “HMRC’s plans on working with tax agents” – I glossed over it.
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