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His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (commonly HM Revenue and Customs, or HMRC) [4] [5] is a non-ministerial department of the UK government responsible for the collection of taxes, the payment of some forms of state support, the administration of other regulatory regimes including the national minimum wage and the issuance of national insurance numbers.
[6] [7] He became Tax Assurance Commissioner and Director General Customer Strategy and Design in October 2016 and was appointed Second Permanent Secretary at HMRC in November 2017. [8] He is also a member of the Board of the department. [9] In November 2017, Harra appeared on BBC's Panorama programme about VAT fraud. [10] Harra is also HMRC's ...
The Government of the United Kingdom is divided into departments that each have responsibility, according to the government, for putting government policy into practice. [1] There are currently 24 ministerial departments, 20 non-ministerial departments, and 422 agencies and other public bodies, for a total of 465 departments. [2]
The 2004 Budget included proposals to merge HM Customs and Excise with the Board of Inland Revenue to form a new department, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The merger was implemented by the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 with effect from 18 April 2005.
Homer's appointment to head of HMRC prompted criticism centred on her record in previous positions. [13] However, her appointment was supported by David Gauke, the Exchequer Secretary to the UK Treasury, who said: "She is a highly effective chief executive and the right person to lead HMRC." [14]
In March 2010, she moved to the Department for Work and Pensions to be Director-General, Legal, [5] a role which was expanded in October 2011 as Director-General, Professional Services. [6] In February 2014, she was appointed General Counsel and Solicitor to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), [ 7 ] and remained in the role until July 2018.
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These articles alleged preferential treatment of Vodafone due to personal connections between Hartnett and John Connors, Vodafone's head of tax, a former colleague at HMRC. In May 2011 Private Eye alleged Hartnett personally "shook hands" on a deal over a long-running tax avoidance dispute with Goldman Sachs dating back to 2002, without ...