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HMRC taxes low paid double on their savings

By Michelle McGagh, Jun 12, 2012

A mistake at HMRC means pensioners and those on low incomes were subject to 20% tax on their savings, but just how much do we understand about our own tax affairs?
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Taxman hides mistakes during appeal

By Sarah Coles, Oct 19, 2011

Newspaper claims to have seen an internal memo admitting mistakes were found during an investigation, which were never revealed to the taxpayer
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A cut in mortgage fraud could have catch

By Sarah Coles, Aug 31, 2011

Getting a mortgage has been a tough business for years. Before the crunch, thousands of people found themselves in the weird position where they could sign a piece of paper claiming to earn a...
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HMRC chaos means taxman loses billions

By Sarah Coles, Aug 25, 2011

The tax coding debacle last year left many thousands in terrible trouble. Suddenly out of the blue there would be an outrageous tax demand for thousands of pounds that you could not understand or...
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Inquiry finds serious dissatisfaction with HMRC

By Jo Robinson, Jul 30, 2011

After a number of high profile mistakes, including the latest HMRC debacle - when the department ran out of paper - Revenue & Customs has hardly had good press lately. It will hardly come as a...
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Taxman blunders will continue for two years

By Sarah Coles, Mar 17, 2011

It's hard to see how HMRC could have been doing a worse job. All they have to do is charge us the right amount of tax, and then collect it off us in a sensible manner, but the last few months have...
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