HMRC

HMRC has admitted it is unlikely to recover more than £19 billion in unpaid tax, as the department faces a huge rise in uncollected tax debts and a huge increase in customer service failures. According to the latest annual report…

A government scheme designed to boost innovation and boost the economy has lost more than £4 billion to fraud and error since 2020, due to widespread breaches. The R&D tax credit scheme, which aims to drive world-leading…

HMRC has collected an extra £14.4m in tax from insolvency cases over the two tax years to 2023 since regaining its “preferential creditor” status. The preferential status known as “coronavirus preference” was reinstated for HMRC in…

Uber, the ride-hailing and food delivery giant, is bracing for a major tax dispute with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) over £1bn VAT payments. Since March 2022, Uber has been required to pay 20 per cent VAT on its fares and…

After losing twice in the protracted 'huge marshmallow' tax case, HMRC has announced its intention to lodge another appeal.Last month, the High Tax Court upheld a lower court ruling that “jumbo marshmallows” sold by…

Nigel Farage said the gap between those who work in the private sector or are self-employed and those who work for the state is “huge” as he criticized the service HMRC provides to UK taxpayers.Farage described HMRC as “the worst ever”…

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has swiftly reversed its decision to close its self-assessment telephone helpline for half of the year, following significant public backlash.Originally, HMRC announced plans to close the helpline between…

New figures released by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) reveal that the ‘VAT gap’ – representing the disparity between the VAT theoretically owed and the amount actually collected by HMRC – has reached £8.6 billion for the fiscal year…

A cross-party group of MPs have slammed HMRC over its tactics and approach to enforcing the Loan Charge and said it drew “frightening” parallels with the Post Office Horizon scandal. The Loan Charge was introduced to recover taxes from…

With the self-assessment tax return deadline looming, HMRC has highlighted that as many as 44,800 taxpayers have already chosen to spread their tax payments via payment plans with the tax office – however, millions of people yet to…