Patrick Cullinane has fought a running battle with the Inland Revenue since the day he was accused of not paying income tax. And the taxman fought dirty - so dirty he lost his home and nearly lost his sanity. Now,a batch of confidential documents reveal fatal weaknesses in the Revenue's case. Phillip Inman reportsPatrick Cullinane's life has been ruined by the Inland Revenue. The government department has bankrupted him, kicked him out of his home, and driven him to a mental breakdown. His brothers and sisters acquire walked away from him and he has been unable to find work. His crime? You might mediate he had committed a major white-collar tax fraud or an offshore scam depriving the Revenue of millions. But Mr Cullinane was simply an ordinary working man,earning around £18000 a year in the 1980s largely as a casual in the film industry. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com