HMRC takes 70,000 calls from the public hoping to shop friends and 隣人s through confidential 税金-ペテン師 hotline

By Adam Uren

Updated: 08:15 BST, 20 June 2013

More than 70,000 people tipped off the taxman last year to friends, 同僚s and 隣人s they 嫌疑者，容疑者／疑うd of 税金 回避.

HM 歳入 and Customs has 明らかにする／漏らすd it received 72,000 匿名の／不明の 接触するs through its 税金 回避 hotline in 2012, around 36,000 of which were calls and the 残り／休憩（する） 経由で email, fax or 地位，任命する.

Although HMRC said this 人物／姿／数字 is 概して in line with previous years, publishers Bloomsbury Professional - which requested the （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） - said the 容積／容量 of calls 存在 made shows the nation's indignation at evaders.

Tell-tales: Tip offs to HMRC from 匿名の／不明の sources 攻撃する，衝突する 72,000 in 2012.

Managing director ツバメ Casimir said: 'The sheer 容積／容量 of calls to the hotline is astounding.

'People are 明確に keen to 確実にする that no-one cheats the 税金 system and that everybody 支払う／賃金 their fair 株 of 税金.

'For many people, 給料 have flatlined in real 条件 over the last few years while at the same time the 税金 重荷（を負わせる） has 増加するd.

'That makes them 特に indignant and 動機づけるd to call the helpline if they 嫌疑者，容疑者／疑う 税金 回避.'

The 有効性 of the hotline last year cannot be 手段d, HMRC says, as it does not keep 記録，記録的な／記録するs on how many of the 接触するs made 現実に leads to a 起訴.

But old 人物／姿／数字s from the 国家の Audit Office 示唆するs the hotline is one of the いっそう少なく 効果的な methods of （悪事，秘密などを）発見するing 税金 evaders, with just £2.6million recouped in 2006/07 against an 初めの 見積（る） of £32.5million.

Mr Casimir thinks that more 最近の 人物／姿／数字s will be 類似して low.

He said: 'HMRC should be 関心d about how few calls 現実に 明らかにする／漏らす a 税金 回避 事例／患者 of 公式文書，認める.

'While people are now more 極度の慎重さを要する to the 可能性s of any 税金 不正行為s, it can lead to people 存在 極端に-keen and making calls that are misguided.

'調査／捜査するing 税金 回避 事例／患者s can be a 高くつく／犠牲の大きい 手続き so HMRC has to 重さを計る up the 利益 of the 量 of 税金 they can 潜在的に 埋め立てる versus the cost of 現実に 追求するing the 税金.

'It is also 価値（がある） remembering individuals or 商売／仕事s that are 設立する not to 借りがある any 付加 税金 are usually not する権利を与えるd to 補償（金） so fighting unfounded 税金 調査s can be a 高くつく／犠牲の大きい nuisance.

'Many of the calls relate to tradesmen 存在 asked to be paid cash-in-手渡す, for example. The loss of 税金 for HMRC is rather small.'

（警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） about how to get in touch with HMRC through its confidential hotline can be 設立する here.

A HMRC 広報担当者 said: 'The 広大な 大多数 of 顧客s 支払う／賃金 the 税金 they 借りがある, but where people have （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） that someone might not be playing by the 支配するs, the confidential hotline gives the public an 適切な時期 to tell HMRC about it.

'All （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） received through the hotline is 査定する／（税金などを）課すd and a 決定／判定勝ち（する） made on the most appropriate course of 活動／戦闘.'