Professional bodies and service providers continue to champion Taxation’s fight against allowing HMRC access to taxpayers’ bank accounts.

The Power Too Far campaign was launched last month in opposition to plans laid out in the consultation document Direct Recovery of Debts.

The drive received strong support immediately from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the ICAEW Tax Faculty, which were instrumental in bringing the issue to the attention of a larger audience in the tax sector, compelling many to sign the e-petition created by Taxation editor Mike Truman.

The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) is among the latest organisations to back the call for further consultation on direct recovery of debts (DRD).

AAT director of professional development Adam Harper said, “Provided a further iteration of the consultation process acknowledges the concerns expressed by many …