HMRC
Taxman buys cost-cutting tech
News HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has signed a four year, multimillion pound deal to implement supply-chain management technology which will lead to "significant" cost savings. HMRC commercial director Mark... [23 Nov 2005]
EDS coughs up £71m for tax credit IT fiasco
News Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) said it has negotiated a settlement of its claim for compensation "for problems experienced with the IT system developed by EDS to support the 2003 launch and subsequent operation... [22 Nov 2005]
"Nightmare" tax credit IT system cost £236m
News HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is currently in a stand-off with EDS over compensation for a litany of IT problems that led to massive overpayments and is threatening to take the supplier to court. The tax credits system... [27 Oct 2005]
Bean counters call for closer taxman web scrutiny
News The move is part of a wider request from the Tax Faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) for an independent body to monitor online services offered by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs... [30 Sep 2005]
Microsoft scores government desktop mega deals
News The software giant has inked contracts with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the largest government department, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), which is planning a move to Windows XP. The three-year enterprise... [28 Jul 2005]
Revenue threatens to sue EDS over tax credit IT problems
News But talks over compensation have become deadlocked and, following an executive committee meeting of the HM Revenue and Customs department (HMRC), the Revenue has issued a statement warning it will sue EDS and air all the... [21 Jun 2005]
HM Revenue and Customs CIO named
News The CIO of the imminent HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) department has been named as former BG and BOC IT chief Steve Lamey. David Varney, HMRC executive chairman and until not long ago chairman of mobile... [02 Sep 2004]