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  • Return your Self Assessment and find your inner peace

    The deadline for 2014-15 Self Assessment filing is fast approaching and HMRC is urging all customers to find their inner peace by returning theirs before the 31 January.
    More than 85% of customers chose to submit their return online last year, the service is quick, easy and has a wide range of support resources available, such as web chat.
    If you’re filing online for the first time, you w

  • HMRC writes to Scottish Rate of Income Tax payers

    HM Revenue and Customs will start sending letters this week to potential Scottish taxpayers as part of the next stage of preparations for the introduction of the Scottish Rate of Income Tax.

  • Net closes in on offshore tax cheats

    The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, today launched a campaign warning offshore tax evaders that HMRC will start to receive details on UK taxpayers from more than 90 countries, under new global agreements championed by the UK.

  • Boost for small businesses as Government launches R&D plan

    In a major boost for pioneering small businesses, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, today launched a new plan outlining how government will make it easier for small businesses investing in research and development to claim tax relief.

  • UK tax gap falls to 6.4 per cent

    The tax gap for 2013-14 was 6.4 per cent of tax due, continuing a long-term downward trend, reflecting that HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) approach is delivering steady and sustained progress.

  • Crackdown on tax cheats nets £109m in just six months

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) taskforces have brought in £109 million in the last six months it was revealed today. That includes £64.9 million recovered in the first three months of this year, more than double the figure for the same period in 2014.

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