HMRC has claimed it increased its tax take by 15%, up £3.2bn on last year, bringing in a record £23.9bn from “increased activity” on unpaid tax. The Revenue said the haul was a result of its [...]
Tiger Aspect is making a documentary series with HMRC on tax for Channel 4. They would like to speak to anyone with an ongoing tax problem. Details below. Here’s what they are asking: [...]
This is one of the most Frequently Asked Questions by visitors to this site. The answer is: After HMRC have opened their investigation into their initial enquiry year. They may want to open [...]
There maybe a new trend of HMRC cutting out the tax professionals from investigations. I first heard this issue raised last year by Andrew Gotch in his TaxAid talk; he said that he’d been [...]
As HMRC continue to get tough it’s not surprising that we are seeing more court cases leading to custodial sentences. Numbers more than doubled in the last year, but they are still [...]
While HMRC now have significant powers in this area they are often overstated. Here we explore what’s being said, what powers HMRC actually has and finally explain the wild exaggerations. [...]
Staff are quitting HM Revenue & Customs in their highest numbers for four years, following relentless pressure from ministers to cut costs and improve performance. A total of 1,697 staff left [...]
