HMRC collects £3 billion through accelerated payment notices
5 September 2016, Financial Secretary to the Treasury Jane Ellison announced that HMRC has collected £3 billion through accelerated payment notices (APNs), which oblige taxpayers to pay disputed tax bills immediately while their tax affairs are investigated by HMRC. HMRC has issued 60,000 accelerated payment notices (APNs) since the new rules were introduced in 2014.…