Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people aged (a) over 65, (b) over 70, (c) over 75, (d) over 80, (e) over 85 and (f) over 90 have been issued with a Simple Assessment of their tax liability in the last 12 months.
Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
HMRC does not currently count the number of Simple Assessment tax demands issued as the number is not needed for management or reporting purposes. HMRC believe that the number is well over 250,000 for the requested period.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will waive any fines incurred by elderly people assessed as having a liability under the simple assessment tax liability procedure who have difficulty in dealing with HMRC online.
Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Customers who are late in paying a tax liability assessed under Simple Assessment are not presently issued with a penalty.
Customers who have difficulty in dealing with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) online can ask for help from HMRC by phone or by post. Alternatively they can appoint someone to deal with HMRC on their behalf.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to ensure people who are not online are able to process communications on tax liabilities under the Simple Assessment procedure.
Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be compiled at disproportionate cost.
The calculation letter only includes an address for cheque payments where the calculation goes to a customer who is ineligible to access a Personal Tax Account. Those customers who can access a Personal Tax Account can pay online.
Customers receive paper copies of their Simple Assessment regardless of the digital preference. While customers can pay online using the Personal Tax Account, they can also choose alternatives such as telephone banking, BACs or cheque payments.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the letter setting out a person's tax liability under the Simple Assessment procedure includes an address to which a cheque can be sent in settlement of that liability.
Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be compiled at disproportionate cost.
The calculation letter only includes an address for cheque payments where the calculation goes to a customer who is ineligible to access a Personal Tax Account. Those customers who can access a Personal Tax Account can pay online.
Customers receive paper copies of their Simple Assessment regardless of the digital preference. While customers can pay online using the Personal Tax Account, they can also choose alternatives such as telephone banking, BACs or cheque payments.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Simple Assessment tax demands his Department has issued in the last 12 months.
Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be compiled at disproportionate cost.
The calculation letter only includes an address for cheque payments where the calculation goes to a customer who is ineligible to access a Personal Tax Account. Those customers who can access a Personal Tax Account can pay online.
Customers receive paper copies of their Simple Assessment regardless of the digital preference. While customers can pay online using the Personal Tax Account, they can also choose alternatives such as telephone banking, BACs or cheque payments.