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RSS tax creditsEDS 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 of... [22 Nov 2005]
"Nightmare" tax credit IT system cost £236m
News The government has revealed that a total of £236m - exclusive of VAT - has been paid to both EDS and Capgemini for the IT systems behind the disastrous new tax credits system. The tax... [27 Oct 2005]
Taxman threatens to sue EDS for credits 'bodge job'
News After months of negotiations over a software error on an EDS-built tax credits system, the government appears to be losing patience with the supplier. The NAO report said: "During the introduction of... [11 Oct 2005]
Dell plant draws fire for $300m tax breaks
News The 750,000-square-foot facility, now the largest of Dell's three US plants, drew fire from critics who are angered that North Carolina taxpayers are subsidising the plant with tax credits and property... [06 Oct 2005]
"Nightmare" tax credits system slammed by MPs
News MPs have slammed the Inland Revenue's "nightmare" tax credits system and said it may have been "fatally undermined by its intrinsic complexity". A report by parliamentary watchdog the Public Accounts... [08 Sep 2005]
Leader: The customer must come first
Leader These are two of the questions that - we hope - the government will be pondering following some more fierce criticism of the technology behind its flagship tax credits system. The tax... [22 Jun 2005]
Tax credit IT under fresh attack
News The government is facing renewed criticism of the design and implementation of the IT systems behind its flagship tax credits programme. The processing of tax credits... [22 Jun 2005]
Revenue threatens to sue EDS over tax credit IT problems
News A software error on the EDS-designed tax credits IT system resulted in overpayments to 455,000 households in 2003 totalling almost £100m and the Inland Revenue has admitted it may be forced to write off... [21 Jun 2005]
Bill for tax credit IT fiasco could top £50m
News A software error on the tax credits IT system, which was designed by EDS, resulted in overpayments to 455,000 households in 2003 amounting to £94m. The Inland Revenue has warned that the cost of... [20 Jun 2005]
Leader: Gordon's tonic for tech's tiddlers
Leader A cheer to the Chancellor for extending research and development tax credits. You may have heard a lot this week about innovation. It was the subject of a major UK conference this publication attended... [17 Mar 2005]
Government IT gets 'unfair' kicking
News The most risky way of introducing a new IT project is through "big bang" implementation - tax credits and the Criminal Records Bureau being examples of this. The former head of the Office of Government... [07 Feb 2005]
Opinion: E-government failing taxpayers?
Comment A much publicised software error caused the system to generate incorrect payments resulting in overpayment of tax credits to 455,000 households, amounting to some £94m. The problem," said Gale "is that... [31 Jan 2005]
Offshoring poses 'serious challenge to US leadership'
News He has called for an end to tax credits that give corporations breaks for moving jobs offshore. Federal investments and tax credits for research and development should... [19 Mar 2004]
5 years ago... UK government pays up over social security crash
News Too many to mention, we've seen projects run over budget, over time or just fall flat on their face when they simply fail to work - such as the EDS-inspired delays processing tax credits. 02.02.99: The... [02 Feb 2004]
EDS warns of tax delays in £3bn Revenue IT handover
News But one intriguing line said EDS' solution would have secured "uninterrupted flow of tax revenues and credits". EDS claims vital tax credit payments could be delayed by the handover of... [15 Dec 2003]
