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Paul Williamson from Deloitte »Though it disturbed me to read in the Daily Telegraph over the weekend that certain special people were being advised not to fill out their tax returns online amid fears over security I had left it too late to fill out my form long hand and so was left with little choice but to do it on the internet.
Happily though it seems I have nothing to fear from the Inland Revenue's security systems. As I am not a politician, a member of the Royal family, a celebrity or indeed any other variety of 'important' person I do not need to have upgraded security when I complete my tax return. The bog standard security is quite appropriate enough for a woman of my position.
Apparently.
Bouyed by the evident confidence the Inland Revenue holds in it's on-line systems, I ploughed through the labyrinthine self assessment form beginning on Saturday morning and emerging late Sunday afternoon an older, quieter, greasier version of my former self.
If, as is planned no-one will be able to complete their tax returns on paper next year without facing stiff penalties then I can only hope that some work will go into improving the usability of the IRs website.
It was like a magic trick gone wrong, all misdirection and false bottomed hats.
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