[joglynne]

It sounds really strange to me Arthur.

I have been dealing with the Inland Revenue both on a professional and personal basis for many years and as Scarlett says all the Tax Man normally needs for confirmation is your name address and date of birth.

Extra questions would be your National Insurance number or Tax reference with maybe confirmation of the Tax reference of your current or a previous employer if your inquiry involved an tax issue concerning a PAYE problem that you were raising about that employer.

I hope you didn't give any banking details out.