HMRC chief Jim Harra personally sent a letter to the editor of The Times Scotland over 'inaccurate and partial reporting' of Oldco Rangers' tax issues.
The Times yesterday
claimed the taxman had made a £50million 'blunder' over the true extent of Oldco Gers' tax liability.
HMRC have blasted the Times over their Rangers articleCredit: Keith Campbell - The Sun Glasgow
Former Ibrox chairman John McClelland insisted the club would never have been plunged into liquidation if the lower figures now suggested had been quoted at the time the club was sold to Craig Whyte.
But Harra, who is chief executive and first permanent secretary of HMRC, has written to editor Magnus Llewellin to tell him that they DIDN'T make any mistakes that led to the club's insolvency.
And in an extraordinary step, the tax authority put the letter on their official Twitter account.
It said: "I am writing in relation to your coverage of Rangers' tax affairs on 14th November 2019
"The article is incorrect: HMRC did not make any mistakes that led to the club's insolvency.
"HMRC won again Rangers' tax avoidance in the Supreme Court.
Times Scotland editor Magnus LlewellinCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
"We have a long-standing claim with the liquidators to recover the money due as a result of this judgement.
"The United Kingdom has one of the lowest rates of unpaid tax anywhere in the world.
"Inaccurate and partial reporting only serves to undermine the public trust in the tax system.
"HMRC is commited to getting tax right, for everyone - and to challenge tax avoidance wherever we find it.
"We make sure large business, like all other taxpayers, pay the taxes due under UK law."
Times Scotland editor Llewellin said: "When we contacted HMRC on Wednesday to give them a right of reply they refused and simply told us they would not comment on 'identifiable businesses'. That policy would appear to have changed."
HMRC have
also hit out at the Daily Record over 'untrue' claims that Gers players' EBT bills had been slashed
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