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Taxman brings in record £1 billion from avoidance crackdown

Taxman brings in record £1 billion from avoidance crackdown

HMRC has collected £1 billion in tax payments from users of tax avoidance schemes as a result of the government’s new rules to collect disputed tax upfront, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, announced today.

HMRC launches ambitious API strategy

HMRC launches ambitious API strategy

HM Revenue and Customs published its Third-Party Tax Software and Application Programme Interface (API) strategy today.

Testing times ahead for fuel fraudsters

Testing times ahead for fuel fraudsters

Treasury Minister Damian Hinds visited Belfast and Newry today as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) unveiled new roadside fuel testing equipment to tackle the trade in illicit diesel.

HMRC wins £29 million tax avoidance case

HMRC wins £29 million tax avoidance case

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has defeated an artificial tax avoidance scheme involving the Brain Disorders Research Limited Partnership and Neil Hockin (a partner), after the First-Tier Tribunal ruled against the users’ attempts to claim £29 million in tax relief. The investors claimed to have spent £122 million on research, when in fact only £7 million reached the genuine research company.

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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is the UK’s tax authority

HMRC is responsible for making sure that the money is available to fund the UK’s public services and for helping families and individuals with targeted financial support.

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