The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is warning of a potential trap for those phoning HMRC. The group gives an example of an individual who paid £140 for a call.
The problem arises where individuals search for a number but inadvertently select a premium rate number, such numbers often appearing in adverts at the top of a list of search results. Typically the expensive numbers begin with 09.
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In Taxpayer Safeguards – Rights and Protections for Individuals, written by the late Robin Williamson and now updated by Keith Gordon, the authors explore the whole spectrum of protections available to individual taxpayers.
