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  • Child Benefit change: one month to go

    High-earning child benefit recipients have a month to decide whether to stop receiving the benefit or to pay a charge on it through Self Assessment.

  • Registration call for Self Assessment newcomers

    HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is issuing a call to all Self Assessment newcomers preparing to send a tax return online for the first time – make sure you register for HMRC’s online services well in advance, so you have plenty of time to file your return.

  • RTI – penalties approach published

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published guidance on penalties for late and inaccurate returns submitted in real time (RTI).

  • Patent tax break makes YouTube debut

    HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has produced a video on YouTube explaining the Patent Box, a new tax incentive designed to encourage companies to develop innovative products.

  • More tax cheats to feel the force

    The first taskforces to tackle tax cheats in the rag trade and alcohol industry were launched today by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

  • Tax avoidance scheme beaten in court

    A marketed tax avoidance scheme which claimed to license newspaper mastheads to avoid tax has been successfully challenged by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in court.

  • Decision time for Swiss account holders

    UK residents with Swiss bank accounts are to be warned that new landmark taxation arrangements are scheduled to come into force on 1 January next year.

  • HMRC closes in on tax cheats

    An advertising campaign warning tax cheats to declare all their income before it is too late was launched today by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

  • RTI pilot hits the next level

    Up to 250,000 employers are set to join the Real Time Information in PAYE (RTI) pilot between now and 31 March 2013.

  • Business Records Checks re-launched

    Business Records Checks are being re-launched by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) today, following a review and extensive stakeholder consultation.

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