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605k people miss tax return deadline
2nd Feb 2024 | Posted by:More than double the number of taxpayers have failed to file their self assessment tax return on time this year
Read MoreSelf Assessment Tax Helpline closes
13th Jun 2023 | Posted by:HMRC has closed the self assessment tax helpline for three months over the summer to focus call center resources on dealing with other problem calls
Read MoreOnline sellers targeted for unpaid tax
28th Apr 2023 | Posted by:HMRC has information on thousands of online sellers who have failed to pay tax on sales over the internet
Read MoreRecord 11.7 million tax returns received on time
3rd Feb 2023 | Posted by:A record 11.7 million customers submitted their tax returns on time, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed.
Read MoreOnline services cannot replace HMRC staff, say MPs
12th Jan 2023 | Posted by:In a hard hitting report on HMRC’s performance, MPs have demanded urgent improvements to address unacceptable service standards
Read MoreChristmas workers can save time with HMRC App
21st Nov 2022 | Posted by:As tens of thousands of people start seasonal jobs over the next few weeks, they can use the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) app to save them time to find details they need to pass on to their employer.
Read MoreHMRC - Help for Households
31st Oct 2022 | Posted by:More than one million claimant families receiving tax credits, and no other means-tested benefits, will get their second Cost of Living Payment from Wednesday 23 November 2022, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed.
Read MoreHMRC reminds young people to claim CTFs
7th Oct 2022 | Posted by:HMRC has reminded young people in their teens and twenties to claim their matured Child Trust Fund (CTF) savings.
Read MoreHMRC ordered to delete illegally held voice records
9th May 2019 | Posted by:HMRC has been given 28 days to delete an estimated five million taxpayer biometric ‘voice prints’ obtained from callers to its helplines, after an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
Read MoreHMRC crackdown on estate agents over money laundering failures
6th Mar 2019 | Posted by:Estate agents have been hit with unannounced inspections as part of a week-long crackdown on money laundering in the property industry, while national chain Countrywide has been fined a record £215,000 for breaches of the regulations
Read MoreHMRC warns of 360% rise in landline phone tax scams
4th Mar 2019 | Posted by:HMRC is warning households with a landline number to be vigilant of phone calls from fraudsters pretending to be the tax authority, after a surge in the number of scams using this approach
Read MoreOver 93% of taxpayers file tax returns by the deadline
1st Feb 2019 | Posted by:A total of 93.68% of Self Assessment tax returns – a new record – were completed by yesterday’s midnight deadline, reveals HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Read MoreHMRC amends rules on termination payment tax
5th Dec 2018 | Posted by:HMRC has updated guidance on the new rules for the taxation of termination payments, introduced to counter manipulation of the system
Read MoreFirst-time homebuyers ‘saved £426 million’ as result of changes to stamp duty
22nd Nov 2018 | Posted by:Data published by HMRC has revealed that first-time homebuyers have collectively ‘saved £426 million’ as a result of changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT).
Read MoreFive ways HMRC can help boost your finances
15th Nov 2018 | Posted by:From helping people buy their first home to government-funded top-ups for savers, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is supporting Talk Money Week and reminding taxpayers how the department can help boost their finances.
Read MoreHMRC delays reform of late payment penalty regime
7th Nov 2018 | Posted by:HMRC has further delayed the planned reform of the late payment penalty regime. Read more about this here on our website.
Read More100 days to go to online tax return deadline
24th Oct 2018 | Posted by:HMRC is advising taxpayers that there are 100 days left to file their 2017/18 tax return and urging them to avoid the last-minute rush
Read MoreHMRC promotes online work-related expenses claims
21st Sep 2018 | Posted by:HMRC is urging millions of employees such as nurses, hairdressers and construction workers to go online and directly check if they can claim extra cash back for work-related expenses, amid concerns they could be missing out on their full tax relief entitlement by using agencies instead
Read MoreHMRC warns it’s time to declare offshore assets
2nd Aug 2018 | Posted by:HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging UK taxpayers to come forward and declare any foreign income or profits on offshore assets before 30 September to avoid higher tax penalties.
Read More£33bn tax gap shows avoidance activity in decline
18th Jun 2018 | Posted by:Recent figures from HMRC have revealed that the UK ‘tax gap’ equated to 5.7% of total tax liabilities for the 2016/17 tax year. The term refers to the difference between the amount of tax that is theoretically payable to HMRC, and the amount that is actually received.
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