Two men suspected of using TikTok in an alleged multi-million pound tax fraud have been arrested by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Cybercrime investigators arrested the pair in East London after blocking £153 million of suspected fraudulent claims that are thought to have used personal tax details from TikTok users.
One in three new parents are missing out on Child Benefit payments in their baby’s first year, new figures reveal.
A new registration requirement for tax advisers, who are paid to interact with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on behalf of clients, rolls out online from Monday 18 May 2026.
Hundreds of thousands of taxpayers got ahead of the game by filing their Self Assessment return early last month, with 86,270 submitting on day one - as Easter Monday emerged as the most popular date.
Parents of 16-19-year-olds are reminded to extend their Child Benefit claim if their teenager is staying in certain types of education or training after their GCSEs or National 5s. Child Benefit will automatically stop on 31 August on or after a child's 16th birthday unless parents confirm their teenager's plans.
A gang that smuggled 150 million illegal cigarettes has been sentenced following a massive HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) surveillance operation.
The bosses of a corrupt payroll company that stole millions of pounds of VAT have been jailed for more than 22 years. West Lothian-based Linear Services handled payroll for 27 employment agencies but didn’t hand over VAT they owed to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) during a two-year fraud. Graeme Cullen, Leslie Thompson, Graham Newall and Martin Lang ran the firm that charged VAT on invoices.
Pensioners are being warned to be on high alert for scams as the recovery of Winter Fuel Payments begins this month. Almost two million people are expected to repay their winter 2025 payment due to their annual income being more than £35,000 – for most, an automatic process. HMRC saw more than 25,000 Winter Fuel Payment scam referrals over the last 12 months.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging vaping-related businesses and supply chains to register for Vaping Products Duty (VPD) and the Vaping Duty Stamps (VDS) Scheme, as applications for approval opens today (1 April 2026).
More than 6.9 million families claiming Child Benefit will see an increase in payments from next week
Using the HMRC app is quickest and easiest way to claim Child Benefit and manage payments
Thousands of new parents are missing out on payments by delaying their claim
Millions of families claiming Child Benefit will see an increase in their payments from next week, as HM Revenue and Customs (
Working families encouraged to cut the cost of Easter childcare by signing up to Tax-Free Childcare
Latest figures show 542,700 families saved on their childcare bills in December 2025
More than £46 million in government cash helped with childcare costs for almost 660,000 children
More than 542,000 families saved money on their childcare in December as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) urges fami
HMRC launches ‘Tax Confident’ website designed to fill tax knowledge gaps. It covers tax essentials from setting up a business to retirement.Improving customer experience is key to HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap and supports the government’s Plan for Growth.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has launched a new ‘Tax Confident’ website and is encouraging people to use it to help fill their tax knowled
Businesses across the UK are set to benefit from Investment Zones, intended to support economic and business growth and innovation, as the new designated tax sites in Scotland have been confirmed.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed more than 7 million people started a new job in 2025. And as National Careers Week is under way, it is reminding those starting a new job in 2026 to download the HMRC app for their essential tax and employment details.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding manufacturers, importers, and warehousekeepers involved with vaping products to prepare for registration for Vaping Products Duty (VPD) and the Vaping Duty Stamps (VDS) Scheme from 1 April 2026. Early preparation is essential to avoid disruption to operations when the new regime goes live.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging young people who have yet to claim their Child Trust Fund to do so during National Apprenticeship Week (9-15 February).
A company director from Wakefield has been jailed for two years for trying to ship military grade thermal imaging gun sights to a Hong Kong without a strategic export licence.
More than 860,000 sole traders and landlords need to start using digital tax reporting from 6 April Software available to help spread tax admin throughout the year, with thousands already testing the system successfully Rollout forms part of the Government’s plan to transform the UK’s tax system to support economic growth
Sole traders and landlords earning more than £50,
More than 11.48 million people beat the deadline and filed their Self Assessment tax return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year by 31 January, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can reveal.
With just over a week until the Self Assessment deadline, 8.6 million people have already filed their return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging taxpayers and agents who haven’t filed, to act now or risk missing the 31 January deadline – and face an automatic £100 penalty. More than 11.5 million customers successfully filed by the deadline last year.
