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"Gordon H" wrote

From our own Correspondent, Moneybox,

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But can't stand Moneybox

On reflection, I guess M.Box has one redeeming feature - it ensures this
sub-thread is definitely still on-topic :-)

And very topical! If you listened to Moneybox today (30th) you heard a
very nervous HMRC representative telling the presenter that it is the
responsibility of the recipient of incorrect tax codes to call the IR and
inform them. 8-(

It appears that there has been an enormous cock-up when two databases were
merged, and her comments implied that many thousands[1] of incorrect codes
had probably been sent out...

[1] (Plus or minus a few noughts).
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Gordon H
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Hmmm... except that this has already featured in the news - and esp on R4 -
for several days.

That said, it's my area. I started challenging HMRC, on behalf of clients,
about potty D0 codes the previous week. To say nothing of two different
coding notices arriving with the same (2 week old) issue date. Any s/ware
which allows that is utterly pointless - since employers have to implement
the *latest* coding notice - which, of course, is impossible in this case.

To be fair to MB, though, the presenter did ask the HMRC buffoon about HMRC
paying "penalties".

Alas, she didn't ask it very well - the response related to missing
deadlines,

Clearly, the MB bod wasn't aware that now, as well as fines for lateness,
there's an oppressive regime of penalties for tax-payers who make a mistake
on their returns.

Still - the good news is that the treasury will collect loads of lovely tax
from the bonuses received by the senior HMRC bods who oversaw this, and
other IT cock-ups during the last year.

Which will enable them to pay yet more bonuses next year. Er....??? :-(((

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Martin