Question follow-through · 21166

Fraud: Compensation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a financial compensation scheme for victims of fraud who have been taxed on money stolen from them.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
18 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Jan 2025
Answer
7 Jan 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a financial compensation scheme for victims of fraud who have been taxed on money stolen from them.

  2. 6 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Where taxpayers may have been victims of fraud, HMRC considers the correct response for each taxpayer’s case based on the unique set of circumstances they present. Where HMRC finds evidence of fraud, they work closely with the relevant authorities such as...

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