On 6 February 2008 Jacqui Lamper said, “Having considered the facts of the case I am planning to submit a recommendation that the penalty for making an incorrect return is 45%.”
Of course what she really wanted was to set it at 100% and throw in a good flogging to boot, but - you know - what with this case getting so much attention she had to be realistic.
On 11 March she said, “The penalty loading has been set at 30%”. So it seems that the investigating officer can’t even agree with her own bosses.
Her letter continues outlining the grounds for the 30% most of which are laughable. Under co-operation Jacqui Lamper sites the number of 19A Notices sent (which are documents sent out when requested info has not been received after 30 days) - three in total - at least one of these was issued whilst HMRC was in possession of the requested documents. They simply hadn’t bothered to check the post!
HMRC investigating officers operate with little accountability and because of this bulling thrives.
But - hey - not on my watch.
Stay tuned for more horrors.
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