HMRC allocates £45 million to help improve phone and post service HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) today announced it is allocating £45 million to improve customer service, as it released statistics which showed an inconsistent call handling performance in 2014-15.
HMRC has won a major tax avoidance case against P&O Steam Navigation Company Ltd, after the Upper Tribunal confirmed that the company’s ‘rate-booster’ scheme did not work. Double taxation relief of £14 million has been protected in this instance, with a further £140 million likely from around 20 similar cases.
Thousands of people have already used the tax credit online renewal service in the early hours of the morning, new statistics reveal today.
HMRC has won a major tax avoidance case against Abbey National Treasury Services PLC (ANTS) and Cater Allen International Ltd (CAIL), protecting more than £16 million for UK taxpayers after the courts decided against their attempt to avoid paying corporation tax on the interest on floating loan rate notes. The ruling will protect over £86 million, as four similar cases were awaiting the ruling.
Contractors and freelancers only have until the end of June to register for the Contractor Loans Settlement Opportunity (CLSO), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) warned today.
A landmark VAT fraud case has been won by HM Revenue and Customs, protecting as much as £260m of taxpayers’ money.
Error and fraud in the tax credits system has been reduced to its lowest level since tax credits were introduced in 2003.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging people to renew their tax credits claim online as soon as possible ahead of the deadline in July.
Solicitors have a week to pay the tax they owe on undeclared income or face hefty penalties, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) warned today.
Five properties in The Lothians and Fife, the registered addresses for around 1,500 companies, were searched yesterday morning by officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The searches are part of an investigation linked to suspected Money Laundering Regulations breaches and illegal film distribution.
High street retailer Next has been hit with a £22.4m tax bill after a court ruled the firm’s complex tax scheme was artificial tax avoidance.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has secured three tribunal wins against tax avoidance schemes, protecting over £260 million in tax.
