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Written question asked by Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Myners (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 November 2008.


Taxation: Residential Property

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the registration of residential housing tenancies by local authorities will provide information to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs on rental income liability.
Answer

HMRC uses information from a variety of sources to assess tax liability. HMRC would be eligible to obtain the local authority data under its information powers set out in Section 18A(2) of the Tax Management Act 1970.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
705 c188WA; 6283
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Disclosure of information Income Local government Taxation Rented housing Revenue and Customs
Link
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