Petition · past parliament
Remove new powers granted to HMRC over the last 3 years
Closed
576 signatures
What the petition asks
Over the last three years, HMRC has been given additional powers:
• to seek payment of tax that is disputed by taxpayers
• to require taxpayers to follow judicial decisions without a right of appeal
• to extract money from taxpayers’ bank accounts
• to seek payment of tax that is disputed by taxpayers
• to require taxpayers to follow judicial decisions without a right of appeal
• to extract money from taxpayers’ bank accounts
The Institute for Fiscal Studies have reported on the implications of the New Powers and have found:
• The New Powers may remove the incentive to litigate tax disputes
• There is a risk of denying taxpayers access to justice
• Their scope depends on benign operation by HMRC
• The New Powers’ use inappropriate triggers
• HMRC can change their interpretation of the powers over time
• The other safeguards in the tax system are inadequate
The full text of the IFS report can be found at https://www.ifs.org.uk/uploads/TLRC_DP_13.pdf
• The New Powers may remove the incentive to litigate tax disputes
• There is a risk of denying taxpayers access to justice
• Their scope depends on benign operation by HMRC
• The New Powers’ use inappropriate triggers
• HMRC can change their interpretation of the powers over time
• The other safeguards in the tax system are inadequate
The full text of the IFS report can be found at https://www.ifs.org.uk/uploads/TLRC_DP_13.pdf
Timeline
| 1 Jul 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
576
Status
Closed
Opened
1 Jul 2019
Closed
6 Nov 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.