Taxation: Disclosure of Information
(asked on 1st September 2023) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether His Majesty's Revenue and Customs have made ex gratia payments to whistle-blowers for information about individuals' tax affairs.
This question was answered on 18th September 2023
There are times when it is appropriate for HMRC to make payments to individuals in return for providing information that helps tackle tax avoidance and evasion.
Such payments are discretionary and are based on the quality of the information provided, the extent and value to which the information contributed to HMRC assigned matters, and what is achieved as a result.