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

    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.

  • HMRC to email 650,000 tax return reminders

    HMRC to email 650,000 tax return reminders

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) today began sending 650,000 email reminders to people who file their tax returns online, but have yet to complete this year’s Self Assessment tax return or pay what they owe before the 31 January deadline.

  • Women win the battle of the taxes

    Women win the battle of the taxes

    Women are more likely than men to send in their tax return on time, an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) analysis has revealed.

  • 1,773 happy returns at Christmas

    1,773 happy returns at Christmas

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) received 1,773 online tax returns on Christmas Day – a 13 per cent increase on last year’s total of 1,566.

  • Tax return deadline just days away

    Tax return deadline just days away

    If you’re one of the 2.8 million people who still haven’t filed their 2012-13 tax return, you’ve only got until midnight on Friday to do it online and pay what you owe.

  • Many happy returns at Christmas

    Many happy returns at Christmas

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed that 1,566 people found time during the Christmas Day festivities to send an online tax return.

  • Child Benefit reminder for higher income earners

    Child Benefit reminder for higher income earners

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is today reminding people with an income over £60,000 whose family is still receiving Child Benefit to opt out before 28 March if they wish to avoid filling in a tax return and repaying the benefit for the 2013/14 tax year.