HMRC Incompetence?

If they can’t even get it right with honest civilians… what chance do they have with genuine tax dodgers?

22nd January 2011

National Insurance Contributions Office
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE98 1ZZ

Re: National Insurance Contributions

Dear Collections Manager,

I have written several times in the past (last letter 28th January 2008) to query as to why I am chased for National Insurance Contributions quarterly, since I already pay these through my employer and I am not self-employed.

My previous letters went ignored so I ignored yours – nothing happened and it’s been 3 years now. This is a shame because if you had taken court action I could quite easily demonstrate how incompetent you have been in handling my records and correspondence.

Anyway, I’m getting sick of these letters so I thought I’d try writing again. I AM NOT SELF-EMPLOYED! I have not been classed as self-employed since 2006 (Ref: Tax Return XXXXXXXXXX). Please explain why you are continuing to demand National Insurance Contributions, Inland Revenue stopped demanding tax returns in 2007, why do you continue?

Kind regards,

Mr W A Fitzpatrick

Enc. Unsigned National Insurance Contributions Bill

Ask me again why I have no confidence in HMRC. Maybe publishing it on my blog will get some attention as my formal letters certainly don’t.