§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many companies were subjected to penalties by the Large Business Office and Special Business Office in fiscal year 2000–01; what the total levels of penalty were; and if he will make a statement. [82039]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe Large Business Office and the Special Compliance Office do not at present keep their records in a way that allows this information to be provided, except at disproportionate cost. The Inland Revenue are reviewing their record systems with a view to providing information more easily in future.
§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many cases were settled by the Large Business Office and Special Business Office in the last five fiscal years; and if he will make a statement. [82041]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe figures are as follows:
Large business office Special compliance office 1997–98 — 983 1998–99 3,366 877 1999–2000 2,757 869 2000–01 2,519 810 2001–02 2,105 738 For the Large Business Office, figures for 1997–98 are not available on a comparable basis with those for other years. The figures for other years are of numbers of adjustments to taxable profits or losses recorded on issues into which the Office has inquired. In each year, several such adjustments may arise on any one case.
The Special Compliance Office has focused on larger and more complex cases in recent years. The Large Business Office, focuses resources on achieving greater voluntary compliance by taxpayers.
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