HMRC disciplines Goldman Sachs whistleblower

In October Dave Harnett, permanent tax secretary at HMRC, faced questions from MPs over the alleged deal the revenue struck with Goldman Sachs regarding its tax bill. HMRC solicitor Osita Mba claimed the department wrote off Goldman's £10m tax bill in a secret deal, the Guardian reports. Mba claimed the deal was illegal and informed the National Audit Office and two Parliamentary committees of his concerns under whistleblower legislation. Harnett has since admitted the arrangement with Goldman was a mistake, but denied it was an illegal "sweetheart deal". HMRC has now launched a...