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Originally Posted by jambutty
Yes and law breakers are tried in a court of law to prove their guilt before being punished.
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But this is not about whether they are guilty or not.
This is about HMRC having a right of collection direct from bank accounts from people who refuse to pay,(a bit akin to the council sending the bailiffs round for none payment of council tax.)
I think you will agree that whether they have paid or what there tax bill is does not have to be proven in a court of law
I see this as no different to them taking the tax I owe direct from my salary.
With regards to the fines etc then maybe they should go to court to prove guilt, however as the question will be "Have you paid your tax" and the answer is mainly going to be "no" I think the vast majority will cop to it before the court case.
Now where is the problem with people paying their taxes direct.