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Data obtained by accountants UHY Hacker Young shows a 148 percent increase on the previous year (08/09).
The firm is also reporting a rise in the number of incorrect PAYE codes issued to tax payers this year.
Rob Durrant-Walker from UHY describes the figures as ''shocking'' and ''unacceptable''.
He says "HMRC is increasingly transferring more work between offices, so taxpayers are increasingly uncertain which offices handle their tax affairs.
Sorting out the mess caused by these errors can be incredibly time-consuming".
If you need advice on dealing with tax issues, call the team at Excellium Umbrella today.
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Video Transcript
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) wrongly collected £238 million in taxes in the 09/10 financial year because of PAYE errors.Data obtained by accountants UHY Hacker Young shows a 148 percent increase on the previous year (08/09).
The firm is also reporting a rise in the number of incorrect PAYE codes issued to tax payers this year.
Rob Durrant-Walker from UHY describes the figures as ''shocking'' and ''unacceptable''.
He says "HMRC is increasingly transferring more work between offices, so taxpayers are increasingly uncertain which offices handle their tax affairs.
Sorting out the mess caused by these errors can be incredibly time-consuming".
If you need advice on dealing with tax issues, call the team at Excellium Umbrella today.
