HMRC claims on avoidance litigation
Dear HM Revenue and Customs,
In the response here https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...
The following is claimed:
"We currently win over 90% of avoidance cases taken to litigation by taxpayers, many more
choose to settle before their cases get this far. "
1) Please provide the total number of avoidance cases used to make this claim.
2) Please provide me with details of how many cases have been under enquiry by HMRC (where HMRC claim the taxpayer is avoiding tax) that have not been taken to litigation by taxpayers and have been closed by HMRC in the past 4 years with zero yield.
Yours faithfully,
Chris Sawyer
Our ref: FOI2018/01204
Dear Mr Sawyer,
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Yours sincerely
HMRC Freedom of Information Act Team
Dear Mr Sawyer
I am writing in response to your request for information, received on 5,
8, 21, 22 & 25 June 2018.
Yours sincerely,
HMRC Freedom of Information Team
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