The Latest Breaking News from HM Revenue and Customs

House sales jumped in December ahead of stamp duty changes this spring

Buyers across London and the South East in particular would have been pushing for deals to get across the line, an estate agent said.

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025

HMRC should ‘take seriously’ recommendations, says spending watchdog chairman

An exchange of letters between bosses at the Public Accounts Committee and HM Revenue and Customs was published on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025

HMRC ‘degrading its own services as a matter of policy’

Customer service has continued to deteriorate, the Public Accounts Committee said, as it urged the tax authority to be bolder in tackling abuse.

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

UK tax: ‘HMRC harassed me for money I had paid weeks earlier’

Simon Hattenstone was sent letters demanding tax he didn’t owe. Then he found other people were in the same situation

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2024

Child Benefit major change: Millions more parents can claim online for the first time

HM Revenue and Customs is encouraging parents to go digital rather than use the old paper system

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024

4,757 ‘festive filers’ submitted tax returns on Christmas Day

HM Revenue and Customs also recorded 8,876 returns submitted on Christmas Eve and 12,136 on Boxing Day.

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2023

Tax credits recipients to receive £300 autumn cost-of-living payment from Friday

HM Revenue and Customs is making the payments to eligible tax credits customers across the UK between November 10 and 19.

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023

Self-assessment taxpayers warned over fake rebates and other scams

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said it received more than 130,000 reports about tax scams in the 12 months to September 2023.

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023

Who is Bernie Ecclestone and what is his net worth?

The former boss of Formula 1 has now agreed in a civil settlement to repay almost £653m to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023

Benjamin Mendy ’embarrassed’ by £800k tax debt amid Manchester City talks over back pay

HM Revenue and Customs is seeking a bankruptcy order against the footballer over a nearly £800,000 bill

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023