Official Statistics

Quality report: HMRC receipts

Quality report for statistics relating to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) receipts.

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This methodology and quality report relates to the National Statistic publication, HMRC Receipts and National Insurance Contributions for the UK, and the purpose is to provide users with background information on the methodology, and quality of the outputs such as data suitability and coverage.

Published 4 October 2013
Last updated 23 January 2024 + show all updates
  1. The introduction section has been updated to include further background information on National Statistics.

  2. This note has been updated to include the Office for National Statistics identifier codes for some of the taxes included in our monthly HMRC Receipts publication.

  3. The section on Coherence and Comparability, to include a note (previously included in the monthly receipts bulletin) on historical offshore receipts.

  4. An update has been made to section 4 of the background note expanding on the rational for the alternate release time for the HM Revenue and Customs receipts publication.

  5. This note has been updated with further methodology and quality assurance detail for the publication, HMRC tax receipts and National Insurance contributions for the UK.

  6. The quality report has been updated and is now in an accessible format.

  7. First published.