L’HMRC inizierà a prelevare denaro dai conti bancari nel tentativo di colmare il tax gap di 47 miliardi di sterline
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hmrc-direct-debt-bank-deductions-tax-recovery-b2848291.html
di SatisfactionUsual151
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Do you know how fucking funny it would be if this prompts the return of regional banking before the Greens even get into power. I’d rather bank with a local pillar of the community who opens a secure facility than with a bank that can raid my funds.
It’s not even a tax problem because I pay my taxes, but I’d much rather just put my faith in keeping my money at home or a small regional bank if the government have that level of access to my money personally.
Actual: Collect unpaid tax when a list of criteria shows that the person/company is able to pay
News: Taking money from your bank accounts
Actual: Resume the practice has been put on hold due to COVID
News: Begin (imply it is new) taking money from your bank account
Can we start with Lady Mone. I think she’s got a few quid tucked away in her bank.
> Tax authorities resume use of power after it was paused during pandemic
So this isn’t a new law, this isn’t Labour coming after your money. This is the HMRC clamping down on tax evasion
> The tax authority says it is rolling out use of the ‘Direct Recovery of Debts’ powers, which require banks and building societies to pay directly from the accounts when requested.
Which is kinda not all that different to when you get the bailiffs coming over non-payment of debt, but applying it to all your assets, not just physical ones.
> This will only affected “the minority,” it claims, used only for businesses and individuals who “can afford to pay what they owe but are choosing not to.” The order can be given to banks, building societies, and ISA providers.
Being intentional tax evasion. That is, a concerted effort to get out of it.
I have underpaid tax before. Mistakes do happen (incorrect tax code, or HR ballsed something up). I know the HMRC can be quick to reclaim unpaid or underpaid tax, but slow to refund overpaid tax, but there’s a series of processes that happen before reaching this. They give you the opportunity to pay it or reach any agreement on repayments (if you can not pay it all at once) before hitting the “screw it we’ll just take it then” point
The headlines around this are more alarming than the reality, especially when this power was originally granted in 2015.
My only criticism here is that we seem to be softer touch on getting tax owed from avoidance and evasion by the wealthier ones. Including closing loopholes
Theres going to be alot of self employed people worried soon.
I once had a lad i played football with years ago, self employed trade he once openly said “I only earn £12,500, thats the rule, thats the loophole”
Does this mean more cash-in-hand businesses and cash under the mattress?
We should be arming HMRC with tanks and automatic rifles to go after tax evasion.