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  • Testing times ahead for fuel fraudsters

    Testing times ahead for fuel fraudsters

    Treasury Minister Damian Hinds visited Belfast and Newry today as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) unveiled new roadside fuel testing equipment to tackle the trade in illicit diesel.

  • HMRC wins £29 million tax avoidance case

    HMRC wins £29 million tax avoidance case

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has defeated an artificial tax avoidance scheme involving the Brain Disorders Research Limited Partnership and Neil Hockin (a partner), after the First-Tier Tribunal ruled against the users’ attempts to claim £29 million in tax relief. The investors claimed to have spent £122 million on research, when in fact only £7 million reached the genuine research company.

  • HMRC delivered record tax revenues in 2014-15

    HMRC delivered record tax revenues in 2014-15

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced today that it collected a record £517.7 billion in tax in 2014-15 (an increase of £12 billion on the previous year), as a result of economic growth and the continued crackdown on tax evasion and avoidance.

  • Offshore tax evaders to face tough new criminal sanctions

    Offshore tax evaders to face tough new criminal sanctions

    Offshore tax evaders and the professionals who enable tax evasion will face even tougher sanctions under a new regime to crack down on offshore evaders, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, announced today.

  • Teaching the facts of tax

    Teaching the facts of tax

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has launched a new resource for teachers to help their students learn the facts of tax.

  • Scam emails double during tax credits renewal period

    Scam emails double during tax credits renewal period

    Fraudsters are targeting tax credits claimants with scam emails, fake websites and text messages in the run-up to the 31 July renewals deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) warned today.

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