HMRC under fire for income tax backlog

The NAO said about half the cases might involve underpayment or overpayment of tax with as much as £4.4bn at stake, the BBC reports. The Revenue acknowledged it had "a lot of work to do". "Just like every government department we are going to have to do more with less and today's report will help us to focus on those areas of our business that need to improve," said an HMRC spokeswoman. The accounts of the HMRC are scrutinised every year by the NAO, which looks at the accounts and spending of all government departments and some other public bodies. "The department has not made e...