IT and Outsourcing

Date : 29 November 2001

To : The Editor, Accountancy Age

From : Nagindas Khajuria

Subject : IT & Outsourcing

IT and Outsourcing

I wonder why the Inland Revenue is not wising up after all those past IT contract failures.

For example, why don't they consider tendering piece meat, so that each contract is worth, say, one-hundredth of £4bn? As for national security, I do not believe that is an issue here at all.

Apart from IT, they also need to change their basic procedures. One example is to insist that tax returns are submitted without any supporting accounts and schedules.

These can even be submitted only for those boxes that are applicable. What a waste of papers and UK woodlands and national resources. What a waste of storage space.