https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com Mynewsdesk RSS - Press releases, News, and Blog Posts. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com https://www.mynewsdesk.com/assets/graphics/logos/logo-small-3b24ab90.png 128 23 en 15 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:34:30 +0100 More than 430,000 sole traders and landlords successfully sent their first Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax quarterly update for the 7 August deadline. Almost 565,000 customers have now signed up to the service. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/436000-sole-traders-and-landlords-make-their-tax-digital-3460581?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/436000-sole-traders-and-landlords-make-their-tax-digital-3460581?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:13:01 +0100 https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/make-the-most-of-playday-with-tax-free-childcare-3459806?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/make-the-most-of-playday-with-tax-free-childcare-3459806?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:40:16 +0100 Airbus Operations Limited (AOL) has paid more than £6.4 million to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) after admitting multiple breaches of Strategic Export Controls.   The payment represents the highest compound settlement ever reached by HMRC for strategic export offences. AOL announced details of the settlement in its quarterly earning notes. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/airbus-operations-limited-has-paid-a-record-6-pounds-4-pence-million-for-breaching-strategic-export-controls-3459551?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/airbus-operations-limited-has-paid-a-record-6-pounds-4-pence-million-for-breaching-strategic-export-controls-3459551?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:31:37 +0100 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is encouraging people who receive a Simple Assessment letter this summer to not ignore it, and to check the details and pay any tax owed. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/hmrc-urges-customers-not-to-ignore-simple-assessment-letters-3459384?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/hmrc-urges-customers-not-to-ignore-simple-assessment-letters-3459384?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:35:55 +0100 More than 864,000 sole traders and landlords signed up to Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax have just two weeks left before the deadline to submit their first quarterly update. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/deadline-approaches-for-first-making-tax-digital-quarterly-update-3459169?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/deadline-approaches-for-first-making-tax-digital-quarterly-update-3459169?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:54:09 +0100 The invitations are out, the venues are booked and the flowers are ordered - but for wedding suppliers who have turned their hobby into a side hustle, there is one more item on the to-do list: checking their tax obligations. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/say-i-do-to-getting-your-side-hustle-tax-right-3459006?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/say-i-do-to-getting-your-side-hustle-tax-right-3459006?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:02:18 +0100 https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/tax-advisers-one-month-left-to-register-under-new-rules-3458950?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/tax-advisers-one-month-left-to-register-under-new-rules-3458950?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:13:24 +0100 https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/businesses-urged-to-apply-by-end-of-july-for-vaping-products-duty-to-continue-trading-from-october-3458651?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/businesses-urged-to-apply-by-end-of-july-for-vaping-products-duty-to-continue-trading-from-october-3458651?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:59:35 +0100 https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/step-by-step-vat-guidance-helps-businesses-self-serve-online-3458140?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/step-by-step-vat-guidance-helps-businesses-self-serve-online-3458140?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:19:02 +0100 https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/new-support-materials-for-strengthened-reward-scheme-for-informants-3458116?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/new-support-materials-for-strengthened-reward-scheme-for-informants-3458116?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:29:20 +0100 https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/5-dot-6-million-taxpayers-check-their-pay-in-the-hmrc-app-an-average-of-18-times-a-year-3457203?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/5-dot-6-million-taxpayers-check-their-pay-in-the-hmrc-app-an-average-of-18-times-a-year-3457203?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:01:03 +0100 An energy services firm has paid more than £500,000 to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for breaching Russia sanctions regulations. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/energy-firm-named-after-500000-pounds-russia-sanctions-breach-settlement-3456486?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/energy-firm-named-after-500000-pounds-russia-sanctions-breach-settlement-3456486?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:01:00 +0100 https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/taxpayers-urged-to-get-ahead-of-july-self-assessment-payment-deadline-3456557?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/taxpayers-urged-to-get-ahead-of-july-self-assessment-payment-deadline-3456557?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:32:54 +0100 https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/need-tax-help-gen-zs-wish-they-had-learnt-basics-about-tax-3456240?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/need-tax-help-gen-zs-wish-they-had-learnt-basics-about-tax-3456240?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:10:29 +0100 The tax gap estimate – the difference between what UK tax is expected to be paid and was actually paid – was 6.4% for the 2024 to 2025 tax year, provisional figures published today (23 June 2026) show. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/tax-gap-2024-25-estimated-at-6-dot-4-percent-3455752?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/tax-gap-2024-25-estimated-at-6-dot-4-percent-3455752?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:05:45 +0100 Four men who laundered £23.4 million of dirty cash into cryptocurrency have been jailed for a total of 27 years. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/gang-jailed-for-23-pounds-million-crypto-cash-laundering-operation-3453545?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/gang-jailed-for-23-pounds-million-crypto-cash-laundering-operation-3453545?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:30:33 +0100 HMRC made unannounced visits to six souvenir shops across central London this week, as it significantly scales up its work to tackle illegal activity on the high street. Officers from HMRC were joined by colleagues from Home Office Immigration Enforcement, Westminster Council Trading Standards and the Metropolitan Police. The teams checked shops selling royal family, London and UK-themed gifts. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/tax-minister-to-owners-of-dodgy-shops-we-are-coming-for-you-3453683?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/tax-minister-to-owners-of-dodgy-shops-we-are-coming-for-you-3453683?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:02:50 +0100 A British businessman has been found guilty of brokering illegal deals involving fighter jets and weapons destined for war zones including Sudan, South Sudan and Libya . David Greenhalgh, 68, of Croydon, south London, helped broker the supply of ex-Soviet jets, surface-to-air missile systems, anti-tank missiles, thousands of assault rifles and other controlled goods between 2009 and 2016. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/arms-dealer-guilty-of-illegal-weapons-deals-3453737?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/arms-dealer-guilty-of-illegal-weapons-deals-3453737?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:23:01 +0100 https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/hmrc-doubles-funding-for-customers-who-need-extra-support-3452918?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/hmrc-doubles-funding-for-customers-who-need-extra-support-3452918?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0100 Two men suspected of using TikTok in an alleged multi-million pound tax fraud have been arrested by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Cybercrime investigators arrested the pair in East London after blocking £153 million of suspected fraudulent claims that are thought to have used personal tax details from TikTok users. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/two-arrested-for-suspected-153-pounds-million-tiktok-tax-scam-3451913?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/two-arrested-for-suspected-153-pounds-million-tiktok-tax-scam-3451913?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)