A question on #Investment #Fraud tabled by Sarah Bool on 05-06-2025 has been answered by James Murray.

Heading: Investment: Fraud
Question ID: 1809930
UIN: 57939
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-05
Asking Member ID: 5355
Asking Member display name: Sarah Bool
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Sarah Bool
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has issued tax liability demands to people who have been victims of investment fraud; and what steps she is taking to review such cases to avoid penalising victims of financial crime.
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Date answered: 2025-06-13
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4797
Answering Member display name: James Murray
Answering Member handle: jamesmurray_ldn
Answering Member Twitter reference: @jamesmurray_ldn
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Answer text: HMRC is responsible for managing the tax system and is required by law to collect tax due. It must apply the law correctly and individuals are responsible for their own tax affairs.Where individuals find themselves with unexpected tax bills as a result of...
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Answering body ID: 14
Answering body name: Treasury
Tweeted: true