HMRC tax review: one in five records could contain errors

Of the 45 million employment files held by HMRC, as many as nine million contain mistakes, according to the review. The flaws identified in the records came to light after thousands of taxpayers started to receive letters from HMRC relating to billions of pounds of tax paid incorrectly between 2008 and this year. According to reports, as many as 1.4 million people are facing demands to repay an average of £1,428. Disclosure of the possible extent of the errors has prompted calls for significant changes to the tax system. According to the Telegraph, an all-party group of MPs will to...