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  • Smuggling gang jailed

    A gang that smuggled 150 million illegal cigarettes has been sentenced following a massive HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) surveillance operation.

  • Payroll fraudsters jailed for 22 years

    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 urged to be alert to Winter Fuel Payment scams

    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.

  • Millions of families in line for Child Benefit rate increase

    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 (

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  • Save on Easter childcare egg-spenses with Tax-Free Childcare

    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

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  • Got a…gap in your tax knowledge? Get ‘Tax Confident’

    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

    HMRC Get Tax Confident graphic promoting pension and tax knowledge

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