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  • HMRC statement on French Finance Minister remarks

    An HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) spokesperson said:
    "As the French Finance Minister confirmed, there were strict conditions under the terms of the agreement about the use of the HSBC Suisse data that the French tax authority shared with HMRC. 
    "Our records show that, since 2010, we have asked the French on several occasions for permission to use the data for purposes wider than tax, for exam

  • Online tax summaries available now

    Online tax summaries available now

    More than eight million taxpayers who filed their 2013-14 tax return electronically by the 31 January deadline can now access their online tax summary.

  • HMRC map pinpoints tax crime

    HMRC map pinpoints tax crime

    An online map pinpointing tax cheats around the country together with their crime and sentence has been launched today by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The map allows people to see the impact of HMRC’s enforcement work.

  • HMRC welcomes National Audit Office report on its effectiveness

    HMRC welcomes National Audit Office report on its effectiveness

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) welcomed the report by the National Audit Office published today, which recognised the progress the department has made over the past five years in increasing revenues, reducing costs and improving customer service.

  • Biggest digital Self Assessment ever

    Biggest digital Self Assessment ever

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) oversaw the biggest digital Self Assessment event ever this year, receiving 10.24 million tax returns by midnight on 31 January – a record 85.5 per cent of which were sent online, it revealed today.

  • Countdown to tax return deadline

    Countdown to tax return deadline

    There are just 10 days left to send your 2013-14 tax return to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and avoid a £100 late-filing penalty.

  • 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.

  • UK digital firms get support with new EU VAT rules

    UK digital firms get support with new EU VAT rules

    Digital services sold to private EU consumers will, from tomorrow (1 January 2015), be taxed where the customer lives, rather than where the business is based, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reminded UK businesses.

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