Since launching on 1 April 2026, HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) new interactive VAT guidance tool is making it easier for newly VAT-registered businesses to understand their obligations, use online VAT services with confidence and get their tax right first time.
The tool provides the support businesses need after registering for VAT:
Step-by-step guidance
Practical examples
Short videos.
New HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) videos are making it easier for informants to report serious tax fraud and avoidance through the Strengthened Reward Scheme.
A recorded webinar and short explainer video provide practical guidance on how to report tax wrongdoing and what information HMRC needs.
Informants may be eligible for a financial reward if the information they provide leads to HMRC re
5.6 million taxpayers checked their pay in the HMRC app last year a total of 100 million times – equivalent to 18 times each a year.
The app had 7.6 million unique users and 2.8 million new users in 2025 to 2026.
HMRC transformation is on track – with digital services taking off, and outdated communication being phased out.
Millions of taxpayers are choosing to go digital and check their pay
An energy services firm has paid more than £500,000 to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for breaching Russia sanctions regulations.
One month to go until the second Payments on Account deadline on 31 July. The HMRC app is the quickest way to pay, with more than 110,000 payments made through the app since April. Customers can set up payment plans to help spread the cost of their tax bill.
With one month to go, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding millions of Self Assessment taxpayers to prepare for the
40% of young people wish they had learnt the basics about tax when they were younger.
HMRC is encouraging young people to use the HMRC app to manage their money and tax.
90% satisfaction rating from young people using the app.
Four in ten of Generation Z say they wish they had learnt the basics about tax when they were younger as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is encouraging those looking for
The tax gap estimate – the difference between what UK tax is expected to be paid and was actually paid – was 6.4% for the 2024 to 2025 tax year, provisional figures published today (23 June 2026) show.
Four men who laundered £23.4 million of dirty cash into cryptocurrency have been jailed for a total of 27 years.
HMRC made unannounced visits to six souvenir shops across central London this week, as it significantly scales up its work to tackle illegal activity on the high street. Officers from HMRC were joined by colleagues from Home Office Immigration Enforcement, Westminster Council Trading Standards and the Metropolitan Police. The teams checked shops selling royal family, London and UK-themed gifts.
A British businessman has been found guilty of brokering illegal deals involving fighter jets and weapons destined for war zones including Sudan, South Sudan and Libya . David Greenhalgh, 68, of Croydon, south London, helped broker the supply of ex-Soviet jets, surface-to-air missile systems, anti-tank missiles, thousands of assault rifles and other controlled goods between 2009 and 2016.
More than £11 million in funding available for organisations to help customers with their tax affairs.Voluntary and Community sector organisations invited to bid for funding from today.Successful organisations will receive three-year funding grants from April 2027.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has pledged more than £11 million to support customers who need extra help, as it launches the latest
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.
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 (
