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  • Scam HMRC call reports drop by 97%

    Scam HMRC call reports drop by 97%

    Reports of scam HMRC phone calls have fallen by 97% over the last 12 months, latest HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures show, which display a downward trend in reports overall throughout the past year.

  • HMRC reminds businesses to declare COVID-19 grants on tax returns

    HMRC reminds businesses to declare COVID-19 grants on tax returns

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging tax agents and accountants to remind their clients that COVID-19 support grants or payments are taxable and should be declared on their company tax returns.
    The deadline for customers or agents filing company tax returns (CT600) is 12 months after the end of the accounting period it covers. The deadline to pay Corporation Tax will depend on any taxable pr

  • Making Tax Digital for VAT is coming – are you ready?

    Making Tax Digital for VAT is coming – are you ready?

    • Make sure your business is prepared for the change – take steps now Businesses are reminded to take steps to prepare for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Value Added Tax (VAT) before it becomes mandatory for all VAT-registered businesses from 1 April this year.

  • 2,828 ’elf Assessments filed on Christmas Day

    2,828 ’elf Assessments filed on Christmas Day

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed that 2,828 customers filed their Self Assessment tax return on Christmas Day, compared to 2,700 in 2020.
    For thousands of customers, filing their tax return on 25 December has become part of their Christmas tradition, with 227 choosing to complete their Self Assessment between 12:00 and 12:59.
    In total, more than 31,000 customers submitted their 202

  • Don’t forget to declare COVID-19 grants on your tax return

    Don’t forget to declare COVID-19 grants on your tax return

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding Self Assessment customers to declare any COVID-19 grant payments on their 2020/21 tax return.
    More than 2.7 million customers claimed at least one Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) payment up to 5 April 2021. These grants are taxable and customers should declare them on their 2020/21 tax return before the deadline on 31 January 2022.
    Th

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    HMRC to move to Pilgrim’s Quarter in Newcastle city centre

    Newcastle’s Pilgrim’s Quarter, part of the Pilgrim Street development, is set to become the new home for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the North East.
    Part of the Government Hub network, HMRC’s state-of-the-art regional centre will be based at the new development and will accommodate approximately 9,000 staff from HMRC.
    The Newcastle building will be the largest of HMRC’s 13 regional c

  • HMRC warns customers about Self Assessment tricksters

    HMRC warns customers about Self Assessment tricksters

    As HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) prepares to issue emails and SMS to Self Assessment customers, the department is reminding them to be on their guard after nearly 800,000 tax-related scams were reported in the last year.

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