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  • Making Tax Digital for VAT pilot open for business

    A pilot for a new online VAT service was launched today, with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) inviting more than half a million businesses to try it ahead of new rules coming into force in April 2019.

  • Businesses sign up to online tax account

    More than half a million businesses have signed up to an online tax account – Your Tax Account – HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced today.

  • Man arrested in VAT fraud investigation

    A Co Armagh man has been arrested in connection with a suspected multi million pound VAT fraud, linked to the transport industry, after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

  • HMRC publishes 2012-13 tax gap

    The tax gap, which is the difference between the amount of tax due and the amount collected, was 6.8% of tax liabilities, or £34 billion, in 2012-13.

  • University brought to book over tax avoidance

    A tax tribunal has backed HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in yet another tax avoidance case – this time against a university which claimed over £600,000 in VAT.

  • Retailer held to account over corporation tax bill

    The Court of Appeal has ruled that a member of an online retail group must pay corporation tax on VAT repayments, in a judgment that could safeguard up to £800 million for vital public services.

  • Crackdown on North East’s VAT cheats

    Tax cheats in the North East who try to fraudulently reclaim VAT are being targeted as part of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) taskforce.

  • VAT cheats crackdown

    Tax cheats in Scotland and Northern Ireland who try to fraudulently reclaim VAT are being targeted as part of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) taskforce.

  • Tax crackdown for security industry

    Tax cheats in the private security industry are being targeted as part of the next wave of taskforces launched today by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

  • Car warranty tax scheme scuppered

    A tax avoidance scheme designed to avoid VAT on car repairs that could have cost the Exchequer £600 million a year has failed after a successful challenge by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

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