HMRC
Tax & Regulation | 15 Dec 14
Accelerated payment notices secure tax
Almost all of the £29m in disputed tax due from the first group to receive accelerated payment notices has been recovered by HMRC.
Tax & Technical | 9 Dec 14
Calls to tax evasion hotline up 24
The number of calls to HMRC’s tax evasion hotline has increased by almost a quarter over the past year, however, very few calls are exposing large scale tax evasion.
Tax & Regulation | 3 Dec 14
Government announces IHT U-turn
The UK government has today announced a “U-turn” on plans to introduce a single settlement nil rate band on trusts.
Backlog of tax disputes reaches record high
The surge in high value tax cases has pushed the backlog of tax disputes to a record high.
HMRC bank raid proposals diluted
HM Revenue & Customs has introduced safeguards to reduce the potential impact of its proposals to recover tax directly from debtors bank accounts.