Written Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services (24 Oct...
David Gauke: HMRC are able to accurately measure the length of time customers spend in a queue before speaking to an adviser. HMRC contact centres handle around 60 million calls per annum using a...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs: ICT (24 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: The Government's commitment to bringing forward a proposal to recognise marriage through the tax and benefit system remains firm. We want to show we value commitment and will consider a...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Income Tax: Self-assessment (24 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: The information requested is available only at disproportionate cost.
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland (23 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: In the last three years there has been very little external recruitment within Northern Ireland to HM Revenue and Customs with only two staff being appointed in 2009-10 and two in 2011-12,...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Non-domestic Rates (23 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: The following table shows the latest available statistics on proposals (appeals) to alter the 2005 and 2010 rating lists. The numbers provided cover England and Wales and are for the...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Members: Correspondence (23 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: HMRC replied on 22 October 2012 and apologise for the delay.
View ArticleWritten Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Employee Ownership Scheme...
David Gauke: I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Treasury. It is anticipated that employees taking up the new employee owner status will not be required to pay market value for the shares they...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Employee Ownership Scheme...
David Gauke: I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Treasury. It is anticipated that shares issued under the employee owner status will be employment related securities as defined in the Income...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits (25 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: The main purpose of the child tax credit is to support families in the UK. Consequently, the child tax credit rules generally do not provide for it to be paid in respect of children who...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Tax Avoidance (25 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: HMRC data show the total annual income of individuals by income type, but not which type of business this income derives from. Further, there is no statutory definition of a personal...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs (25 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) seeks to redeploy staff wherever possible when current roles are coming to an end. It places emphasis on forward planning across lines of business so that...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs (25 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: No additional posts are required at present.
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Employee Ownership Scheme (25 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: The Government expects that the scheme could cost up to approximately £100 million in 2017-18 in foregone capital gains tax receipts due to employees taking, up the new employee owner...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Capital Gains Tax (26 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: Companies do not pay 'capital gains tax' on their realised gains, rather, these are subject to the same rates of corporation tax as other streams of income. These are charged at either the...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits: Complaints (29 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: The Tax Credit Office aims to acknowledge all customer enquiries deemed as complaints within five days of receipt and aims to clear them within 15 days. There are no plans to change...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits (29 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: HMRCs strategy for reducing tax credit overpayments is to continue to focus on getting it right first time. We are developing a greater understanding of the causes of overpayments and...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Tax Evasion (29 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: This Government is determined to tackle tax evasion of all kinds and ensure that the tax system operates fairly and efficiently for all. As part of the 2010 spending review settlement we...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Tax Avoidance (29 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: The vast majority of people and businesses in the UK do not try to avoid their tax and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is very successful at tackling the small minority who do. HMRC is able...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Correspondence (29 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: If the right hon. Member would like to write to me with the constituent's details, including national insurance number, I will gladly look into the matter. For information, R40 forms are...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs (29 Oct 2012)
David Gauke: In keeping with all good employers, HMRC has a comprehensive policy to support the capability of individuals to carry out. their job roles and responsibilities. HMRC's occupational health...
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