HMRC's Loan Charge Linked to 10 Suicides, MPs Warn of Another Horizon Scandal

60,000 Workers Affected by Back Tax Demands, MPs Call for Independent Review

The HMRC's loan charge, a tax crackdown on freelancers and agency workers, has been linked to 10 suicides and an abortion, with MPs warning of another scandal akin to the Post Office Horizon scandal.
60,000 workers, including nurses, teachers, and IT contractors, are affected by the loan charge, which demanded back tax payments on loans received through tax-saving schemes.
MPs accuse HMRC of targeting the victims of the loan charge schemes, who were often forced into these schemes by their employers, instead of pursuing the promoters of these schemes.
MPs are calling for a 'genuinely independent review' into the loan charge scandal, expressing concerns that HMRC may have influenced the 2019 review which concluded the charge should remain in place.
Despite MPs supporting a non-binding motion for a fair resolution and full independent investigation, Treasury minister Nigel Huddleston stated he did not believe the case had been made for another review.