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HMRC seems to have realised the value that mediation can offer to both sides in a tax dispute.
Disputed tax collected using alternative dispute resolution (ADR) rose 62% in 2017-18 to £40.8m, up from £25.2m in 2016-17, according to law firm RPC. The number of disputes HMRC and taxpayers settled through mediation rose 23% from 370 in 2016-17 to 455 in 2017-18.
Adam Craggs, partner and head of tax disputes at RPC, said: ‘HMRC seems to have realised the value that mediation can offer to both sides in a tax dispute. It can provide a speedy and effective method of resolving disputes which benefits taxpayers and the Treasury.
‘It provides an excellent forum for taxpayers and HMRC to discuss their dispute while sitting around the table rather than in an adversarial litigation environment when positions can become entrenched.’
