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‘Name and shame’ plan under attack
Evening Standard23.04.09
The Government was today accused of breaching taxpayer confidentiality after it announced a new clampdown on tax avoidance.
HM Revenue & Customs plans to publish the names and addresses of anyone who deliberately understates tax returns by £25,000 or more.
Firms that do not pay full tax could also be named and shamed under the scheme announced in the Budget.
The Chancellor hopes it will raise £1 billion in the next three years Simon Wilks, tax partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, said: “This is a new departure for HMRC, and the question of taxpayer confidentiality is a cornerstone of the UK tax system.”
