A Bill to require the Chancellor of the Exchequer to commission a review of the timelines with which tax refunds owed to taxpayers by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs are made; as part of that review to consider the merits of making such refunds payable on the day they are calculated and applying interest and penalties to such refunds 30 days after they are payable; and for connected purposes
House of Commons
1 May 2012
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The Tax Refunds Regulation (Review) Bill would require the Chancellor to commission a review of how quickly HMRC pays tax refunds and to consider paying refunds on the day they are calculated. It also proposes applying interest and penalties if refunds are not paid within 30 days of becoming payable. The bill is currently at its 2nd Reading in the House of Commons.
The bill is currently at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons; it originated in the Commons and no further progress data is provided here.
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