One third of tech giants under digital services tax faced investigations by HMRC December 4, 2023 One third of tech giants that pay the UK’s new digital services tax have already been subjected to checks by HMRC, says national law firm Pinsent Masons. The digital services tax was introduced at the 2020 Budget in a move to ensure tech giants pay their fair share of tax, as they would be charged [...]
Honest Burger locks horns with HMRC over tax bill December 3, 2023 Posh fast food chain Honest Burger was locked in a legal dispute with HMRC after a plea to get an extension on paying a tax bill was ignored, it has been revealed.
HMRC digital transition set to cost £1.3bn – four times over budget – MPs warn November 25, 2023 Transitioning HMRC to a digital system is now expected to cost as much as £1.3bn - and has gone four times over budget, MPs have warned.
Entain: Coral and Ladbrokes owner to pay £585m after bribery investigation November 24, 2023 Entain said it had reached an agreement with HM Revenue & Customs which would see it paying £585 million in penalties and disgorgement of profits.
JCB’s Bamford Brothers ‘could owe as much as £500m’ in HMRC probe: reports October 23, 2023 Prominent Tory donors and JCB owners Anthony and Mark Bamford may have to foot a bill of over £500m to resolve a three-year long investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Tax receipts: Five things we’ve learnt from today’s data October 20, 2023 Total HMRC receipts for April to September came in at £392.5bn, up £23.1bn from the same period last year.
HMRC’s plans for second self-assessment helpline closure sparks outrage October 18, 2023 HMRC is preparing for another closure of its tax self-assessment helpline after it gave users just 48 hours warning, MPs have been told.
Taxman doubles amount of unpaid tax recovered from UK football clubs October 2, 2023 HMRC more than doubled the amount of unpaid tax that it recovered from UK football clubs in the past year as part of a crackdown on the sport.
More than 130 leaks in Westminster buildings – but not THOSE kind of leaks…. August 18, 2023 More than 130 sewage leaks have sprung up in government buildings over the last year, new data has revealed. The majority of the 138 leaks were at Ministry of Defence (MoD) buildings, with 102 incidents at sites including Royal Naval airbase Culdrose, Cornwall and RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire. The Liberal Democrats, who obtained the information via [...]
Poor tax scrutiny has enabled abuse and fraud, MPs warn July 26, 2023 Poor scrutiny of the “complex” tax system has led to relief abuse and even fraud, an influential finance committee of MPs have warned. The Treasury Committee is calling for a systematic review into the cost of over a thousand forms of tax relief which they say are “complex, un-costed and exploited” in a new report. [...]