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  • 5.6 million taxpayers check their pay in the HMRC app an average of 18 times a year

    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 HMRC transformation is on track – with digital services taking off, and outdated communication being phased out.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

  • Taxpayers urged to get ahead of July Self Assessment payment deadline

    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

  • Need tax help? Gen Zs wish they had learnt basics about tax

    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

  • Tax Gap 2024-25 estimated at 6.4%

    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.

    Graphic showing HMRC’s estimate of the UK tax gap at 6.4%, equivalent to £59.2 billion of total tax due, alongside a stylised
  • Tax Minister to owners of dodgy shops: “We are coming for you”

    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.

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