Improved customer service and record-breaking crack-down on avoidance, evasion and non-compliance
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has today published its 2016-17 annual report.
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HMRC launches new Fraud Hotline
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has launched a new hotline for the public to report fraud and evasion in the fight against tax fraud.
The HMRC Fraud Hotline - on 0800 788 887 – is open between 8am - 8pm seven days a week, 365 days a year.
This service will replace the two separate tax evasion and customs hotlines with one, streamlining HMRC’s intelligence gathering on tax fraud.
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Launch of register of approved UK alcohol wholesalers
1 April 2017 marked the launch of an online service that will allow those who purchase alcohol for onward sale to check that their UK wholesaler is approved under the Alcohol Wholesale Registration Scheme (AWRS).
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No artful dodge for film scheme
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has won a tax avoidance case against film partnership schemes that acquired interests in films that included The Queen and the Roman Polanski remake of Oliver Twist, protecting more than £26m of taxpayers’ money.
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Ladbrokes’ luck runs out in £71 million tax avoidance case
Ladbrokes has lost a long running legal battle with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), costing the high street bookie £71 million.
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Tougher penalties as taxman steps up the fight against tobacco smuggling
Hard-core tobacco smugglers and people who repeatedly smuggle, distribute and sell illicit tobacco could be hit by a fourfold increase in fines together with tough new civil penalties, as part of plans to crackdown on the smuggling of illicit tobacco.
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Digital tax revolution moves a step closer
More information has been published today on how businesses, the self-employed and landlords will benefit from government plans to modernise the tax system.
Following extensive consultation, with more than 3,000 responses over the last eight months, HMRC has issued in-depth details on how digitising the tax system through its flagship Making Tax Digital project will help millions of businesses -
HMRC responds to PAC report on High Net Worth Individuals
In response to the Public Accounts Committee's report 'Collecting tax from high net worth individuals' released on 27 January 2017, HMRC has issued the following statement:
“The vast majority of people in the UK pay all the tax they owe and today the top one per cent of earners pay more than quarter of all income tax. There is absolutely no special treatment for the wealthy, and in fact we give -
HMRC releases most optimistic Self Assessment expense claims
Ahead of the 31 January deadline, HMRC has released its latest list of the most outlandish items which have been claimed as expenses.
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Men come out on top in the Battle of the Taxes
Men, for the second year running, were more likely than women to complete their tax return on time, winning the battle of the taxes once again - but only just.
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Need a New Year money makeover?
More than 1.3 million couples across the UK have boosted their finances with Marriage Allowance, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced today.
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“My tax return was on my yacht…which caught fire”
Each year HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) receives a number of unusual excuses why Self Assessment (SA) customers didn’t complete their tax return on time.
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