HC Deb 09 December 1919 vol 122 cc1128-9
55. Sir F. YOUNG

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer under what authority the Inland Revenue authorities refuse to recognise accountants who are not members of the Chartered Institute; whether a taxpayer whose return is disputed and against whom an arbitrary assessment is made is compelled to employ a chartered accountant to verify his figures; and, if so, do the Government realise that a large number of persons who depend upon accountancy for a living are deprived of an important part of their business?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

My hon. Friend must be under a misapprehension. The Inland Revenue authorities do not act in the manner suggested in the first part of the question. The answer to the second part of the question is in the negative.

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