Is Income Tax Voluntary

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Dear Mr James,

Thank you for your question of 19 February in which you asked if `income
tax is voluntary'.

Questions like this are not generally answerable under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act; for the future you might find the Information
Commissioner's procedural guidance on how to make requests useful. It's
at this link
[1]http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/l...

The straightforward answer to your question is `no'. If you want further
information, HMRC publishes the taxes legislation and our manuals, which
set out guidance on the application of it, at this link
[2]http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/thelibrary .

Yours sincerely

John Sharpe

Central Policy

Freedom of Information Team

HM Revenue & Customs

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