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HMRC crack down on unlawful estate agents

HMRC crack down on unlawful estate agents

Dozens of estate agents have been fined more than £500,000 for breaching anti-money laundering requirements, HM Revenue and Customs announced today.

Self Assessment customers could be a target for fraudsters, HMRC warns

Self Assessment customers could be a target for fraudsters, HMRC warns

Self Assessment customers who are starting to think about their annual tax returns for the 2021 to 2022 tax year should guard against being targeted by fraudsters, warns HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
In the 12 months to August 2022, HMRC responded to more than 180,000 referrals of suspicious contact from the public, of which almost 81,000 were scams offering fake tax rebates.
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99 million cigarettes seized at Port of Hull

99 million cigarettes seized at UK port

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is investigating the single largest seizure of illegal cigarettes ever made at a UK port.
More than 99 million cigarettes, worth around £44 million in unpaid taxes, were seized by Border Force (BF) at the Port of Hull on 1 June 2022.
A BF tobacco detection dog helped uncover the illegal cigarettes which were packed inside eight shipping containers and described

Teenagers could be missing out on a stash of cash

Teenagers could be missing out on a stash of cash

Tens of thousands of teenagers in the UK who have not yet claimed their matured Child Trust Funds savings could have thousands of pounds waiting for them, reminds HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Child Trust Funds are long-term savings accounts set up for every child born between 1 September 2002 and 2 January 2011. To encourage future saving and start the account, the government provided an init

HMRC probes suspected tax evasion bank customers

HMRC probes suspected tax evasion bank customers

Hundreds of UK customers of a collapsed Puerto Rican bank linked to tax evasion and money laundering are being given a chance to check and correct their tax affairs. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is currently writing to around 600 people in the UK who used the Euro Pacific Bank (EPB) urging them to check their tax position and make any corrections to their tax affairs.

Secretary of State for Scotland, Alister Jack MP, opens Queen Elizabeth House

Edinburgh Regional Centre formally opens

HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) Edinburgh Regional Centre and UK Government hub was formally opened today (1 September 2022) by Secretary of State for Scotland, Alister Jack MP.

Tax avoidance promoter directors named for the first time

Tax avoidance promoter directors named for the first time

Tax avoidance bosses have been named for the first time in the latest move to help protect the public.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has used new powers today to publicly name directors of tax avoidance promoting companies, with customers being warned to leave the firms’ schemes or risk large tax bills.
Adam Fathers is the director of tax avoidance promoter Saxonside Ltd while Stuart John B

1.1 million families claiming tax credits to receive first Cost of Living Payment from 2 September

1.1 million families claiming tax credits to receive first Cost of Living Payment from 2 September

Around 1.1 million claimant families receiving tax credits will get their first Cost of Living Payment from Friday 2 September 2022, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed.
This £326 government payment will be paid automatically into eligible tax credit-only customers’ bank accounts between 2 and 7 September 2022. The first HMRC payments will total around £360 million.
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One week left to update post-16 Child Benefit claims

One week left to update post-16 Child Benefit claims

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding parents and carers of 16 to 19-year-olds that they have just one week left to confirm whether their teenager is staying in full-time education or approved training.
While young people are considering their future beyond their GCSE or Scottish National Certificate results, HMRC is asking parents and carers to make sure they update their Child Benefit r

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