Contractors using loan schemes worked for HMRC

The loan charge all-party parliamentary group (APPG) has obtained evidence that reveals HMRC through its wholly owned subsidiary Revenue and Customs Digital Technology Services Ltd hired contractors using disguised remuneration schemes. 

The information has come to light after the group tabled a series of freedom of information requests. These established that HMRC was aware in November 2018 that five contractors with a history of using disguised remuneration schemes were providing services to the department. Further in October 2020 HMRC discovered that two of those contractors had used disguised remuneration schemes while working for HMRC after wrongly concluding they had not. The group suggests this may explain why HMRC failed to answer repeated questions on this matter starting with the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee Finance Bill subcommittee in November 2018.

The APPG says it is clear that HMRC had a duty to...