What's interesting about the Angela Rayner affair is tax experts & lawyers can see how she could quite easily have received mistaken advice while the commentariat are treating her 'mistake(s)' over st...
@nprofile1q... I'm not sure that the issue is as 'black and white' as this. Individuals have a duty to 'take reasonable care' in matters of taxation. If one is in any doubt then they should seek the advice of a tax advisor or HMRC.
I suspect that it probably wasn't deliberate, but she clearly did not take reasonable care. In my opinion, the failure to do so is unacceptable behaviour for someone in such a senior government position.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/reasonable-care-tax-returns-and-other-documents
I suspect that it probably wasn't deliberate, but she clearly did not take reasonable care. In my opinion, the failure to do so is unacceptable behaviour for someone in such a senior government position.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/reasonable-care-tax-returns-and-other-documents
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