Gone in a heartbeat
I wouldn't be surprised if the average HMRC employee's heart beat as fast as a hummingbird's. I know my ticker would…
18 Mar 2010

Pushing the envelope?
The beauty of our MP’s expenses was that it was all nicely handled in the confines of the Palace of…
17 Mar 2010

Communication breakdown
As we know, the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) is judicious and sparing with its comments to media outlets. Its aim is…
11 Mar 2010

Ciggies campaign is a drag
In another example of joined-up government I see that while our favourite department – HMRC – is clamping down on…
8 Mar 2010

Circle of tax
The latest issue of Taxation includes a Comment piece on HMRC's Working with Tax Agents process. The Revenue's counterpart in the…
5 Mar 2010

Home is where the heart is
So, Lord Ashcroft has finally confirmed that he is a non-dom. In other news, Pontiff confirms adherence to Rome, and…
3 Mar 2010

Fast response
16 November 2009: Taxation.co.uk reports that the Treasury has backtracked on its plan to withdraw equitable liability. The department announces…
2 Mar 2010

The clock is ticking
Well, you learn something new every day. I rang the Treasury press office yesterday to ask them whether they had any…
23 Feb 2010

Headline brainteaser
Here's a micro-quiz with which to start the week: two headlines are reproduced below. One is from this morning's Daily…
22 Feb 2010

Sound judgment
There now follows a vignette from this week's issue of Private Eye, for the benefit of readers who don't take…
18 Feb 2010