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HMRC To Get Power To Probe Dead People's Tax Beyond Four Years
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Grieving families could face questions from HMRC long after a relative dies, under government plans to scrap the four-year cap on information demands about a dead person's tax affairs. The change, due in the next Finance Bill, would let the taxman seek records later if a tribunal agrees. Ministers insist most taxpayers will be unaffected and say the update reflects how records are stored digitally.
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