Melissa Tatton has been appointed as HMRC’s tax assurance commissioner, overseeing the assurance and dispute governance arrangements that allow Parliament and the public to be confident that HMRC secures the right tax under the law when resolving tax disputes.
Chief executive of the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), an executive agency of HMRC, Ms Tatton takes over from Jim Harra following his appointment as HMRC interim chief executive.
She also becomes chair of the Professional Standards Committee and head of the tax profe...