My brother who resides in France recently completed his UK tax return on-line and was required to give his passport number (under the auspices of 'security').  Is, at long last, the system catching up with those ex-pats who pretend not to be ex-pats or am I being over-suspicious? 

Michael is could be nothing more than the tax computer has logged a french IP address from the computer used to input the info re the tax return.  ;) and it wants to make sure the tax return is from whom it purports to be. 

Could well be.  That should weed out all those folk who pass the time filling in other peoples' tax returns.  And to think I waste good money paying an accountant to do that sort of thing!   ;)

Speaking of tax returns guys can you advise on a decent gestor in our area?  English language essential.

Carlos Albacar Assessors Tortosa.
46 Carrer de Ramon Berenguer IV.  Put the GPS into Google Earth, N40*48´35.31´´E0*31´29.41´´ and use street view to see the offices on the left, through the red doors and up the stairs to the reception, buzz to enter.
carlos@albacarassessors.com
Best to email for appointment.
We have been in Deltebre for years and always use him for annual tax returns.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x12a0e4a740fa8bdf:0x9a08ff66ef9e98cd!2m13!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m7!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!3m1!7e115!4s/maps/place/Albacar%2BAssessors%2BTortosa.%2B46%2BCarrer%2Bde%2BRamon%2BBerenguer%2BIV/@40.8097491,0.5246522,3a,75y,356.41h,90t/data%3D*213m4*211e1*213m2*211sNY_ytJ5bGy7KkS8hkS4GDA*212e0*214m2*213m1*211s0x0:0x9a08ff66ef9e98cd!5sAlbacar+Assessors+Tortosa.+46+Carrer+de+Ramon+Berenguer+IV+-+Google+Search&imagekey=!1e2!2sNY_ytJ5bGy7KkS8hkS4GDA&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi37MTIh_HPAhWMbRQKHRAiAQQQpx8IhgEwCg


http://www.cylex-espana.es/tortosa/albacar-assessors-i-consultors-slu-ramon-berenguer-11448076.html


8-)

Thanks guys