The Latest Breaking News from HMRC

Customers complain tax rebate firm has cost them thousands

Taxpayers have lost huge sums by being persuaded to use an official-looking firm that offers to claim back overpaid tax from HMRC on their behalf

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2022

Fire service found no issues at building where Elliot Lawless stripped 160 units

Mr Lawless had said that furniture and fittings were removed from the building because they were a fire hazard

Liverpool Echo · Jun 26, 2022

Woman who fled Ukraine shocked after being sent £100 tax bill on arrival in UK

Teacher Carolyn Ross, 41, grew up in Swansea but had been working as an art teacher in Kyiv, and described getting the £100 tax bill as a 'kick in the teeth'

Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2022

DWP clarifies clarifies important question over £326 cost of living payment due in July

More than 8 million households will receive a cash payment from next month

Nottingham Post · Jun 24, 2022

'Selfish' gambling addict duped nearly £14k out of HMRC in tax rebate scam

A court heard the "true victim" was the security guard whose Government Gateway account he abused his job role to access

Liverpool Echo · Jun 24, 2022

HMRC criticised over £32bn ‘tax gap’ estimate

Tax experts say shortfall between expected income and actual receipts underplays true scale of fraud in 2020-21 financial year

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2022

When is the autumn cost of living payment going out and who will receive it?

Thousands are starting to get the £300 payment as part of the Government scheme

Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2022

Gap between tax expected and paid at £32bn in 2020/21 – HMRC

The total tax due to be paid fell from £672 billion in 2019/20 to £635 billion in 2020/21, due to the economic impact of Covid-19, HMRC said.

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

HMRC sets out new plan to stop rip-off agents pocketing hefty fees from people claiming tax refunds

Middlemen can make tax claims on someone else’s behalf and some may end up taking up to half, or even more, of the repayment.

Daily Record · Jun 23, 2022

DWP benefit claimants to get £650 cost of living payment - 400,000 North East families eligible

More than eight million households in the UK will get a cash to ease cost of living pressures, including almost 400,000 in the North East

Chronicle Live · Jun 22, 2022