'Careless' errors cost HMRC £354k in tax complaints redress

The Adjudicator's Office, which handles complaints against HMRC and other bodies, said the rise was "extremely disappointing", particularly as many cases included "careless and avoidable" errors. Tax gripes - about PAYE in particular - dominated the number of new investigations handled by the Adjudicator about HMRC, which totalled 2,574 in the period. There were 1,331 complaints about taxation issues, up 107% on the previous year. Of the 1,354 cases resolved in the same period, 60% were either ‘partially' or ‘substantially' upheld. As a result, it paid out a total of £354,321 in redre...