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  • Updated tax app launched

    Over 250,000 people have downloaded HM Revenue and Customs’ tax calculator app which allows people to work out how much tax they pay and how the Government spends it.

  • Businesses warned on late VAT returns

    As many as 50,000 businesses that have failed to submit VAT returns will be targeted by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) this month with warnings that their tax affairs will be closely scrutinised.

  • PAYE attention – RTI is coming

    Employers are being urged by HM Revenue and Customs to get ready for major PAYE changes that come into effect in three months’ time.

  • Many happy returns of the season

    While millions of people were exchanging presents, feasting on turkey, and nodding off in front of the television, 1,548 people decided to take time out from the yuletide festivities and do their tax return online – a 40 per cent increase on Christmas Day 2011, when 1,100 people filed online.

  • Streamlined Gift Aid for charity shops

    New rules that will lift the administration burden for charities claiming Gift Aid on the proceeds of donors’ goods sold by charity shops have been announced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

  • Child Benefit change: one month to go

    High-earning child benefit recipients have a month to decide whether to stop receiving the benefit or to pay a charge on it through Self Assessment.

  • Registration call for Self Assessment newcomers

    HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is issuing a call to all Self Assessment newcomers preparing to send a tax return online for the first time – make sure you register for HMRC’s online services well in advance, so you have plenty of time to file your return.

  • RTI – penalties approach published

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published guidance on penalties for late and inaccurate returns submitted in real time (RTI).

  • Patent tax break makes YouTube debut

    HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has produced a video on YouTube explaining the Patent Box, a new tax incentive designed to encourage companies to develop innovative products.

  • Workshops give support to business

    Small and medium-sized companies are being invited to a series of one-day workshops around the country on government support for business R&D and innovation. The free workshops are for SMEs and their professional advisors.

  • More tax cheats to feel the force

    The first taskforces to tackle tax cheats in the rag trade and alcohol industry were launched today by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

  • Tax avoidance scheme beaten in court

    A marketed tax avoidance scheme which claimed to license newspaper mastheads to avoid tax has been successfully challenged by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in court.

  • Decision time for Swiss account holders

    UK residents with Swiss bank accounts are to be warned that new landmark taxation arrangements are scheduled to come into force on 1 January next year.

  • HMRC closes in on tax cheats

    An advertising campaign warning tax cheats to declare all their income before it is too late was launched today by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

  • RTI pilot hits the next level

    Up to 250,000 employers are set to join the Real Time Information in PAYE (RTI) pilot between now and 31 March 2013.

  • Business Records Checks re-launched

    Business Records Checks are being re-launched by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) today, following a review and extensive stakeholder consultation.

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