HMRC
Tax & Technical | 2 Aug 18
Fears UK taxman is planning fishing trips
Legal experts are worried the removal of tribunal oversight on financial data requests from HM Revenue & Customs will launch speculative “fishing expeditions” against taxpayers.
Tax & Technical | 1 Aug 18
Legal action to decide expats’ fundamental rights
The lawyer representing an Italian woman who has lodged a challenge to the handling of her data by tax authorities has spoken out about why he has taken the case.
UK taxman hands £29m back to pensioners
HM Revenue & Customs processed 14,477 tax repayment claims forms in the three months ending 30 June 2018, handing back just under £29m ($38m, €32.5m) to people who had accessed their pensions.
Tax & Technical | 1 Aug 18
HMRC challenged over data handling
An Italian with a UK bank account has stepped forward to take on the legality of the common reporting standard (CRS) using data protection laws.
£20bn withdrawn since pension freedoms launched
The popularity of the UK’s pension freedoms is showing no signs of slowing, with almost £20bn ($26.2bn, €22.4bn) having now been flexibly accessed since the reforms launched in April 2015, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue & Customs.