94% increase in online tax credits renewals
More than 750,000 people renewed their tax credits online, almost doubling last year’s figure, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) revealed today.
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No Human Rights Breach in Stamp Duty Avoidance Challenge
An attempt to have Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) anti-avoidance rules declared unlawful has been firmly rejected by the Court of Appeal.
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HMRC takes next step towards creating a digital future for taxpayers
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) today announced that it will bring some existing IT services under its direct control, while it continues to plan the transition to a new IT delivery model following the ending of the Aspire contract in 2017.
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HMRC wins £45m in second Abbey National avoidance case
HMRC has won another major tax avoidance case against Abbey National Treasury Services PLC (ANTS), protecting more than £85 million for UK taxpayers.
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HMRC win Accelerated Payments Challenge
A challenge in the High Court to the legality of Accelerated Payment Notices has been comprehensively rejected.
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Hair and beauty sector targeted in new national minimum wage campaign
Employers in the hairdressing and beauty sectors who pay their staff below the national minimum wage (NMW) are being targeted in a new campaign announced today.
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Testing times ahead for fuel fraudsters
Treasury Minister Damian Hinds visited Belfast and Newry today as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) unveiled new roadside fuel testing equipment to tackle the trade in illicit diesel.
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Record 500,000 people renew tax credits online
More than half a million people have renewed their tax credits online, 278,000 more than at the same time last year.
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HMRC wins £29 million tax avoidance case
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has defeated an artificial tax avoidance scheme involving the Brain Disorders Research Limited Partnership and Neil Hockin (a partner), after the First-Tier Tribunal ruled against the users’ attempts to claim £29 million in tax relief. The investors claimed to have spent £122 million on research, when in fact only £7 million reached the genuine research company.
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Prepare for registration scheme, alcohol wholesalers urged
Alcohol wholesalers need to start preparing to apply for the new Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme, HM Revenue and Customs urged today.
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HMRC delivered record tax revenues in 2014-15
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced today that it collected a record £517.7 billion in tax in 2014-15 (an increase of £12 billion on the previous year), as a result of economic growth and the continued crackdown on tax evasion and avoidance.
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Offshore tax evaders to face tough new criminal sanctions
Offshore tax evaders and the professionals who enable tax evasion will face even tougher sanctions under a new regime to crack down on offshore evaders, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, announced today.
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