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  • Taking a tax avoidance Liberty

    HM Revenue and Customs has defeated a tax avoidance scheme used by the wealthy to reduce their tax bills, which the department expects to protect £325 million in unpaid tax.

  • Getting to the root of tax avoidance

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has won a landmark case against a tax avoidance scheme promoter that could lead to the recovery of £110 million.

  • Stop facilitating tax evasion or face criminal prosecution, HMRC tells corporations

    Corporations could be prosecuted if they fail to prevent staff from criminally facilitating tax evasion under a new HMRC law that comes into effect this weekend.
    It is already a crime to evade tax, or deliberately help another person to do so, but on behalf of the majority of taxpayers who pay what is due, the UK government is now taking an even firmer stance on corporate fraud in a move desig

  • HMRC opens new Croydon regional centre

    HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) first regional centre in Croydon is officially open, the Executive Chair announced today, at the department’s annual stakeholder conference in London.

  • Have you been taxed for your summer job?

    Taking on a summer job as a student not only looks great on your CV after you’ve graduated – it gives you real work experience in your chosen field and gives you a feel of what your dream job is really like day-to-day.
    One of the things it might also introduce you is one of the realities of being an adult – tax.
    However, if you have taken a summer job and feel a sinking feeling when you rece

  • New help for small businesses launched

    A new online tax forum and dedicated webchat service for small businesses and the self-employed is being launched today by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

  • Tax credit renewal – one week to go

    With just one week to go until the 31 July tax credit renewal deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging the 960,000 customers that are still to renew to do it now – or risk having their payments stopped.

  • HMRC launches new Fraud Hotline

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has launched a new hotline for the public to report fraud and evasion in the fight against tax fraud.
    The HMRC Fraud Hotline - on 0800 788 887 – is open between 8am - 8pm seven days a week, 365 days a year.
    This service will replace the two separate tax evasion and customs hotlines with one, streamlining HMRC’s intelligence gathering on tax fraud.
    Customers

  • Launch of register of approved UK alcohol wholesalers

    1 April 2017 marked the launch of an online service that will allow those who purchase alcohol for onward sale to check that their UK wholesaler is approved under the Alcohol Wholesale Registration Scheme (AWRS).

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