The length taken to settle HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) tax investigations reached an all-time high in March 2019. Continue reading
Category Archives: HMRC
HMRC refunds £1.8 million child benefit tax penalties
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued £1.8 million in refunds after reviewing cases where families were hit with penalties for failing to register for a charge relating to their child benefits. Continue reading
Next Steps for Making Tax Digital
Making Tax Digital (MTD) was launched in April 2019 for VAT. Now, hundreds of thousands of VAT-registered businesses who are above the VAT threshold of £85,000 are recording and reporting their accounts digitally to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Continue reading
HMRC exceeds prosecution referral target
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has exceeded its prosecution referral target for the year ending March 2018. Continue reading
HMRC wins disguised remuneration disputes
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have been awarded the ruling in two cases involving disguised remuneration arrangements, reports have revealed. Continue reading
Workers could be missing out by not checking personal tax accounts
According to the latest research from the Post Office, just under half (46 per cent) of workers have never checked their personal tax accounts. Continue reading
Does HMRC treat all businesses fairly?
According to a recent British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) survey, three in five businesses (58 per cent) believe the tax system is “fundamentally unfair”. Continue reading
Government set to reform Companies House
The government is set to change the way Companies House works, with the largest reform of the company registration system in more than 100 years. Continue reading
Young people targeted by HMRC scam
Every April and May, taxpayers are inundated with fraudsters purporting to be HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Refund scams circulate as it coincides with HMRC legitimately processing tax rebates. Continue reading
HMRC suffers defeat in an IR35 case
The presenter of television show Loose Women, Kaye Adams, has become the latest TV personality to win a case against HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) over her employment status. Continue reading