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Helping Hand to Set Up New Businesses

Helping Hand to Set Up New Businesses

More than 200,000 new businesses have used a new one-stop cross-government service allowing new start-ups to register their company and also register for tax at the same time.

HMRC announces Top 10 prosecutions of 2018

HMRC announces Top 10 prosecutions of 2018

Smugglers, potential arms dealers and globe-trotting tax fugitives all feature in HM Revenue and Customs top ten criminal cases of 2018.
This year’s list once again demonstrates HMRC’s relentless pursuit of tax criminals and shows the lengths some individuals will go to steal money destined to support important public services.
The 2018 list demonstrates the sheer diversity of crimes HMRC d

Turkey dinner and tax returns

Turkey dinner and tax returns

Completing your tax return may not be top of your priorities on Christmas Day, but that didn’t stop 2,616 taxpayers from filing their Self Assessment returns on 25 December.
For some taxpayers completing their return on Christmas Day is as traditional as spending time with family and friends, or waiting for the Boxing Day sales to start. The peak time was between 1pm and 2pm, when more than 230

Christmas bonus for millions of workers

Christmas bonus for millions of workers

Millions of employees in the service industry could collect an early Christmas present from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Workers including nurses, hairdressers, construction workers and those in retail and food may be able to claim rebates.
Staff in these types of roles sometimes have to dip into their own pockets to pay for work-related expenses like car mileage, replacing or repairing sm

Five ways HMRC can help boost your finances

Five ways HMRC can help boost your finances

From helping people buy their first home to government-funded top-ups for savers, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is supporting Talk Money Week and reminding taxpayers how the department can help boost their finances.

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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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