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-9892f98564f91864075bd14001f8470f2f9bf254729c37044b4b1ac9b0db6b40.png 128 23 en 15 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0100 A gang that smuggled 150 million illegal cigarettes has been sentenced following a massive HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) surveillance operation. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/smuggling-gang-jailed-3444822?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/smuggling-gang-jailed-3444822?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:28:14 +0100 The bosses of a corrupt payroll company that stole millions of pounds of VAT have been jailed for more than 22 years. West Lothian-based Linear Services handled payroll for 27 employment agencies but didn’t hand over VAT they owed to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) during a two-year fraud. Graeme Cullen, Leslie Thompson, Graham Newall and Martin Lang ran the firm that charged VAT on invoices. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/payroll-fraudsters-jailed-for-22-years-3444220?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/payroll-fraudsters-jailed-for-22-years-3444220?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0100 Pensioners are being warned to be on high alert for scams as the recovery of Winter Fuel Payments begins this month. Almost two million people are expected to repay their winter 2025 payment due to their annual income being more than £35,000 – for most, an automatic process. HMRC saw more than 25,000 Winter Fuel Payment scam referrals over the last 12 months. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/pensioners-urged-to-be-alert-to-winter-fuel-payment-scams-3442736?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/pensioners-urged-to-be-alert-to-winter-fuel-payment-scams-3442736?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:51:31 +0100 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging vaping-related businesses and supply chains to register for Vaping Products Duty (VPD) and the Vaping Duty Stamps (VDS) Scheme, as applications for approval opens today (1 April 2026). https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/hmrc-says-uk-businesses-should-apply-now-for-vaping-products-duty-if-they-are-to-keep-trading-3441395?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/hmrc-says-uk-businesses-should-apply-now-for-vaping-products-duty-if-they-are-to-keep-trading-3441395?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:30:48 +0100 https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/millions-of-families-in-line-for-child-benefit-rate-increase-3441027?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/millions-of-families-in-line-for-child-benefit-rate-increase-3441027?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:30:05 +0000 https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/save-on-easter-childcare-egg-spenses-with-tax-free-childcare-3439472?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/save-on-easter-childcare-egg-spenses-with-tax-free-childcare-3439472?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:14:08 +0000 https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/got-a-dot-dot-dot-gap-in-your-tax-knowledge-get-tax-confident-3438607?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/got-a-dot-dot-dot-gap-in-your-tax-knowledge-get-tax-confident-3438607?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:05:01 +0000 Businesses across the UK are set to benefit from Investment Zones, intended to support economic and business growth and innovation, as the new designated tax sites in Scotland have been confirmed. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/investment-zones-tax-sites-to-offer-added-benefits-for-businesses-3435960?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/investment-zones-tax-sites-to-offer-added-benefits-for-businesses-3435960?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0000 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed more than 7 million people started a new job in 2025. And as National Careers Week is under way, it is reminding those starting a new job in 2026 to download the HMRC app for their essential tax and employment details. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/new-figures-reveal-7-million-started-a-new-job-in-2025-3435423?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/new-figures-reveal-7-million-started-a-new-job-in-2025-3435423?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:19:36 +0000 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding manufacturers, importers, and warehousekeepers involved with vaping products to prepare for registration for Vaping Products Duty (VPD) and the Vaping Duty Stamps (VDS) Scheme from 1 April 2026. Early preparation is essential to avoid disruption to operations when the new regime goes live. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/vaping-businesses-urged-to-prepare-for-vaping-products-duty-registration-from-april-2026-3431812?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/vaping-businesses-urged-to-prepare-for-vaping-products-duty-registration-from-april-2026-3431812?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:43:51 +0000 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging young people who have yet to claim their Child Trust Fund to do so during National Apprenticeship Week (9-15 February). https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/claim-your-child-trust-fund-this-national-apprenticeship-week-3431547?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/claim-your-child-trust-fund-this-national-apprenticeship-week-3431547?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:13:19 +0000 A company director from Wakefield has been jailed for two years for trying to ship military grade thermal imaging gun sights to a Hong Kong without a strategic export licence. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/company-director-tried-to-smuggle-thermal-imaging-rifle-sights-to-hong-kong-3431339?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/company-director-tried-to-smuggle-thermal-imaging-rifle-sights-to-hong-kong-3431339?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:34:34 +0000 https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/act-now-864000-sole-traders-and-landlords-face-new-tax-rules-in-two-months-3430904?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/act-now-864000-sole-traders-and-landlords-face-new-tax-rules-in-two-months-3430904?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:36:59 +0000 More than 11.48 million people beat the deadline and filed their Self Assessment tax return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year by 31 January, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can reveal. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/11-dot-48-million-beat-the-self-assessment-deadline-3430357?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/11-dot-48-million-beat-the-self-assessment-deadline-3430357?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0000 With just over a week until the Self Assessment deadline, 8.6 million people have already filed their return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging taxpayers and agents who haven’t filed, to act now or risk missing the 31 January deadline – and face an automatic £100 penalty. More than 11.5 million customers successfully filed by the deadline last year. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/eight-days-left-to-file-your-self-assessment-3427523?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/eight-days-left-to-file-your-self-assessment-3427523?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:49:27 +0000 https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/65-percent-rise-in-self-assessment-payments-via-the-hmrc-app-3424323?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/65-percent-rise-in-self-assessment-payments-via-the-hmrc-app-3424323?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:30:03 +0000 https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/5-dot-65-million-still-to-file-as-the-self-assessment-deadline-looms-3423479?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/5-dot-65-million-still-to-file-as-the-self-assessment-deadline-looms-3423479?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0000 More than 4,600 Self Assessment customers filed their tax return on Christmas Day. In total, 37,435 customers filed between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, suggesting that for some, festive filing is becoming as much a tradition as watching the King's Speech (or avoiding the washing up). https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/festive-filers-sleigh-their-self-assessment-returns-3423207?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/festive-filers-sleigh-their-self-assessment-returns-3423207?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:33:54 +0000 Millions more people are choosing to make managing their tax easier and simpler, with use of the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) app continuing to accelerate nationwide. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/more-people-are-taking-control-of-their-tax-as-hmrc-app-use-surges-3423061?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/more-people-are-taking-control-of-their-tax-as-hmrc-app-use-surges-3423061?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0000 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued a warning after more than 4,800 Self Assessment scams have been reported since February 2025. https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/4800-self-assessment-scams-reported-3422336?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://hm-revenue-customs-hmrc.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/4800-self-assessment-scams-reported-3422336?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)