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Require tax agents to share liability for errors in tax returns they prepare

Submitted by Lee Osborne on Saturday 10th January 2026

Published on Wednesday 11th February 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Tuesday 11th August 2026

Current Signatures: 153
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Agents ~ Bears ~ Caused ~ compliant ~ failure ~ Individuals ~ Legally ~ Liability ~ Penalty ~ Personality ~ Professional ~ Raise ~ Responsible ~ Shared ~ Standards ~ system ~ Tax ~ tax return ~ taxpayers ~ trust

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Popularity

This petition has 153 signatures in total, with signatories from 68 constituencies. That makes it the 795th most popular open petition, and the 18,169th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 20% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -7% (very low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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