HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

UK tax gap falls to 6.4 per cent

22 October 2015 09:30

The tax gap for 2013-14 was 6.4 per cent of tax due, continuing a long-term downward trend, reflecting that HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) approach is delivering steady and sustained progress.

Crackdown on tax cheats nets £109m in just six months

16 October 2015 13:48

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) taskforces have brought in £109 million in the last six months it was revealed today. That includes £64.9 million recovered in the first three months of this year, more than double the figure for the same period in 2014.

HMRC’s landlord campaign brings in more than £50 million

14 October 2015 13:37

A campaign aimed at helping residential landlords get their tax affairs in order has brought in more than £50 million, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced today.

Up to £200m due after HMRC defeats avoidance scheme in Tribunal

5 October 2015 13:18

A complex tax avoidance scheme used mainly by property developers and IT contractors has been defeated at Tribunal by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

See if you have what it takes to be part of the HMRC Graduate Recruitment Scheme

1 October 2015 11:00

With 200 places available, HMRC is looking for the UK’s top graduates to join its graduate training scheme.

HMRC recovers £20 million from Tax Cheats in South Wales and South West England

28 September 2015 15:12

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) today announced that two taskforces taking on tax cheats in South Wales and South West England have collected over £20 million in just three years.

Cabbies suspected of rank tax affairs pulled up in NI

25 September 2015 12:40

A taskforce set up by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to check that taxi operators and drivers have paid the tax they owe, has targeted 8 business premises across Northern Ireland this morning as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion.

Cabbies suspected of rank tax affairs pulled up in Scotland

25 September 2015 11:57

A taskforce set up by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to check that taxi operators and drivers have paid the tax they owe, has targeted 36 business premises across Scotland this morning as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion.

Taxman brings in record £1 billion from avoidance crackdown

11 September 2015 11:32

HMRC has collected £1 billion in tax payments from users of tax avoidance schemes as a result of the government’s new rules to collect disputed tax upfront, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, announced today.