I just read into that.
THey're not going to name and shame, I don't know why the papers are all saying that. They're saying that people who are selling tax avoidance schemes in the UK will have to show HRMC their customer lists and then HRMC will send them a letter about it saying. "we think this scheme is dodgy and if we get it closed down you'll owe us x amount of money"
That's about it, they're not putting peoples faces on billboards.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 10:06, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

It's fucking ridiculous that they are even saying that
If they don't like the fact that these schemes exist, as the government it's in their power to change the fucking law to stop them.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 10:09, Reply)

I think this idea isn't actually a bad one, but it's being reported (probably the treasuries fault tbh) very badly.
The problem is that it takes ages to shut it down through the courts. And I don't see the problem with HRMC warning people that if they continue to use a scheme as and when they get a court ruling then they could be in for a massive bill.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 10:13, Reply)

Surely it's just a waste of resources telling people that if they are doing something that turns out to be illegal, that they will be fined?

(Bazongaloid, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 10:17, Reply)

Not if it gets people to jump out of that scheme when the letter gets sent.
Rather than 18months+ when it goes through the courts.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 10:19, Reply)

Did people stop illegal downloads when they got a letter from the ISP saying that they were being checked?

(Bazongaloid, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 10:23, Reply)

The three strikes thing seems to have been working in france.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 10:26, Reply)

Is this a genuine response or a joke about people in france going on strike a lot?

(Bazongaloid, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 10:30, Reply)