The HMRC malaise

Ken Frost, scourge of HMRC, webmaster at hmrcisshite.com and a friend to this site has been quoted widely in Economia today, the magazine of ICAEW.

Here’s a quote:

Leadership is a crux issue for Ken Frost, who believes HMRC has failed to define a strategic direction and instead settles for a succession of short-term tactical changes. To resolve this requires political leadership. According to Frost, “There’s no cabinet minister saying “I’m the minister for HMRC” and until you get that you don’t get accountability.

I don’t know, accountants talking about accountability – it has a quiet irony to it! You can read the full article by clicking here.