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Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Catching the Tax Dodgers review – where the villains have all the best lines

Information Security: Control Deficiencies Continue to Limit IRS’s Effectiveness in Protecting Sensitive Financial and Taxpayer Data, GAO-17-395

EPIC – “The International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications has adopted new recommendations to improve privacy and security standards for e-learning platforms and government intelligence 

 Catching the Tax Dodgers review – where the villains have all the best lines (if not accountants) ( http://www.channel4.com/programmes/catching-the-tax-dodgers )
This documentary goes behind the scenes at HMRC to reveal how they target people who aren't paying their tax
We end on a stat, which seems appropriate. Since 2013, the HMRC says, it has secured more than £100bn from those breaking their rules. Good for them, and good on Walford for a surprising, fascinating piece of television, full of unexpected wonder. Now, if  he would turn his lens on the high-street giants managing to pay no  tax at all in Britain, he could make something we would all settle  on the sofa for.Catching the Tax Dodgers review – where the villains have all the best lines (if not accountants)

How repeated IT outages saw the tax profession go sour on the ATO



 Twitters and CCH News:
Channel 4 Head of Documentaries Nick Mirsky said when the announcement was made: ‘Money from taxation funds everything we value most about society, yet the team who collect it have often been viewed with mistrust and suspicion.
‘What is exciting about this commission is that it offers unique access to a group of public servants on whom we are more dependent than ever to help make the nation's books balance. It is a series that is important, fresh and timely - and will take us right into the heart of the battle to make everyone pay their fair share.’
The programme was slated to follow inspectors and investigators on the frontline, with suggestions it would look at the teams  targeting the so-called ‘high risk’ sectors, from plumbers and scrap merchants to dentists and doctors, offshore bank accounts and high net worth individuals.
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