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  • 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

    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

    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

    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 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

    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.

  • 1,773 happy returns at Christmas

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) received 1,773 online tax returns on Christmas Day – a 13 per cent increase on last year’s total of 1,566.

  • Businesses sign up to online tax account

    More than half a million businesses have signed up to an online tax account – Your Tax Account – HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced today.

  • HMRC spells out help for small business

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has re-launched Supporting Small Business, which lays out how the department is making tax easier, quicker and simpler.

  • Solicitors targeted in new tax clampdown

    Solicitors are being given the chance by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to bring their tax affairs up to date or face tougher penalties, as part of a new tax campaign.

  • HMRC levels the playing field for gambling taxes

    From today, businesses that offer gambling to UK customers from overseas will have to pay Remote Gaming Duty (RGD), General Betting Duty (GBD) and Pool Betting Duty (PBD), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed.

  • EU VAT changes: Twitter Q & A

    VAT place of supply of services rules changes from 1 January 2015. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) held a Twitter Q & A on 27 November 2014. Here we list some of the main questions to come out of that.

  • Employment and Payroll Group launched by HMRC

    The inaugural meeting of HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) new stakeholder group, the Employment and Payroll Group (EPG), will be held on 4 December, it was announced today.

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