HMRC appoints Jim Harra as tax assurance commissioner

Harra was previously director general for business tax at HMRC. The government body said it believed Harra was well placed to resolve tax disputes through overseeing assurance and dispute governance arrangements, due to his wealth of tax experience. HMRC created the tax assurance commissioner role in 2012, as part of changes introduced to strengthen the body's governance and assurance of tax disputes. In a statement, it added: "Harra does not directly engage with taxpayers to discuss their specific tax liabilities, nor is he responsible for the HMRC operational units that manage taxpa...