Are You Paying Too Much Tax?

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Duration: 29 minutes

With millions of people waiting to see if they are winners or losers in the fallout from the recent tax code realignment, Panorama reveals the situation inside HM Revenue and Customs.

Insiders say the much-vaunted new computer system is making a bad situation worse, with billions in tax owed to the revenue having to be written off because of mistakes. Reporter Adam Shaw takes tax experts on the road to check people's tax codes, and hears first-hand from angry tax payers and from whistleblowers inside HMRC who complain that mismanagement, waste and staff shortages mean they're providing a poor service to taxpayers across the country.

  • Tax: Are you one of the six million?

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    With more than 6 million UK taxpayers due to find out if they are winners or losers in the fallout from the recent HM Revenue and Customs tax code problems, Panorama's Adam Shaw offers some timely - and breezy - advice on what to do if you receive a P800 letter from the tax man.

  • P800 in the post? The small print should HMRC write

    P800 in the post? The small print should HMRC write

    John Whiting, Tax Policy Director at the Chartered Institute of Taxation, offers his advice on things to bear in mind if you get a P800 (tax calculation form) from HMRC in the coming weeks.

    Advice on the P800 form from the Chartered Institute of Taxation
  • Panorama's tax 'A-Team' tackles HMRC demands

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    Panorama reporter Adam Shaw recruited his own "A-Team" of tax consultants to help civil servant Douglas Marsh after money started disappearing from his pay packet. Mr Marsh is one of millions caught up in HMRC's glitch that led to him being told he has been underpaying and now owes more than £11,000.

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Presenter
Jeremy Vine
Reporter
Adam Shaw
Producer
Judith Ahern

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