Surely this is similar to the de facto situation whereby Revenue periodically ask some PAYE workers (either on foot of past history or maybe now based on profiling) to return a new Form P12?A Revenue spokesman confirmed that proposals to have PAYE taxpayers file accounts were in the works.
"What we're looking at is possibly obliging some people to make a return every couple of years but there is no question of all PAYE tax payers having to make annual returns."
That is my point."de facto situation" - so why is there a need for it. ?
No. Not unless they ask you or your circumstances change such that one is required in order to correct the information that they hold on you. Personally ever since the Form 12 became so long and complicated whenever my circumstances change I just use a specific form if applicable or just write to them with the details rather than filling in a 16 page form.Is there an obligation to currently file a Form P12 ?
"de facto situation" - so why is there a need for it. ?
But that is a key tenet of their [broken link removed]:Presumably the need arises from the fact that the Revenue depend solely on the goodwill of PAYE workers to voluntarily file tax returns if and when they in receipt of additional income.
Presumption of Honesty
You can expect
We expect you
- to be treated as honest in your dealings with Revenue unless there is clear reason to believe otherwise and subject to Revenue's responsibility for ensuring compliance with tax and customs law.
- to deal in an honest way with Revenue by returning the tax and duty which you are due to pay and seeking only those entitlements and credits to which you are due.
Obviously some people don't. However I would not jump to conclusions about how large a number or proportion of the overall PAYE population or tax take this would be without some hard data from which to draw inferences.My suspicion is that large numbers of people do not do so.
Stands to reason I suppose. I just wonder if the benefits would outweigh the costs involved? With their new fancy profiling system surely they should just target those who stand out with their existing processes?The Revenue probably calculate that a "compulsory tax return" system would increase compliance.
With their new fancy profiling system surely they should just target those who stand out with their existing processes?
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