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Question

Audit Investigations of Personal Taxation

Published on: 25 September 2023

Question type: Written

Asked by: Tom Coles

Reference: WQ.336/2023

Answered by: Minister for Treasury and Resources

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WQ.336/2023

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY DEPUTY T.A. COLES OF ST. HELIER SOUTH

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 18th SEPTEMBER 2023 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2023

Question

“Will the Minister provide information on the number of personal tax audit investigations that have been undertaken over the last 10 years, broken down by income bands of £20,000

  1. £20,000 - £40,000
  2. £40,000 - £60,000
  3. £60,000 - £80,000
  4. £80,000 - £100,000
  5. £100,000 - £120,000
  6. £120,000 - £140,000
  7. £140,000 - £160,000
  8. £160,000 - £180,000
  9. £180,000 - £200,000; and
  10. £200,000+?”

Answer

WQ.254/2023 provides information about Revenue Jersey’s wider compliance programme. Revenue Jersey does not hold the information requested in the specified format. Data on personal income tax audits is available from 2021.

In 2021, over £5.5 million in additional income tax was assessed against 105 personal taxpayers. In 2022, over £2.3 million in additional income tax was assessed against 84 personal taxpayers.