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  • HMRC General Counsel

    Gill Aitken has been appointed as HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) General Counsel and Solicitor.

  • London businesses get up to £2,000 tax cut

    Around 206,000 businesses in London could see their National Insurance Contributions (NICs) cut by up to £2,000 when the new Employment Allowance is introduced in April 2014.

  • Court blocks bonus tax avoidance scheme

    An offshore tax avoidance scheme used by an FTSE 100-listed investment management company to pay its employees tax-free bonuses has been closed by Scotland’s most senior court.

  • Unused PAYE schemes to close

    Unused Pay As You Earn (PAYE) schemes will be shut down, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced today.

  • Deadline day for paper tax returns

    There are just days left to send your 2012/13 paper tax return to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), if you want to beat the 31 October deadline and avoid a penalty.

  • Tackling tax credits error and fraud

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has today opened discussions with the commercial sector about how it could help to reduce tax credits error and fraud. This follows a short trial earlier this year with a private sector supplier.

  • VAT cheats crackdown

    Tax cheats in Scotland and Northern Ireland who try to fraudulently reclaim VAT are being targeted as part of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) taskforce.

  • 2011-12 tax gap figures published

    Figures released by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) today estimate the tax gap for 2011-12 at 7 per cent (£35 billion) of tax due, continuing a long-term downward trend.

  • Clampdown on tax avoidance on UK property

    Under new regulations published today, for the first time schemes designed to get around the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings will have to be disclosed to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

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