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The UK has today, 10 November 2023, agreed an historic joint statement with 48 countries to help combat criminals using crypto-assets to evade and avoid billions in missing tax.

• Updated: 10 November 2023

A tax avoidance promoter based in The Shard has been exposed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) with users warned to withdraw or risk large tax bills.

• Updated: 2 August 2023

HMRC uses new legal powers to name tax avoidance schemes and their promoters, for the first time.

• Updated: 5 April 2023

HMRC names 5 more tax avoidance schemes, as part of their crack-down on tax avoidance promoters.

• Updated: 20 January 2023

The Security Industry Authority (SIA), HMRC and West Midlands Police recently carried out a joint operation in Birmingham to ensure that security staff were employed legitimately and treated fairly.

• Updated: 16 December 2022

This is the most important milestone in the bilateral trade relationship in many years

• Updated: 29 November 2022

HMRC uses new powers to publicly name the directors of tax avoidance promoting companies.

• Updated: 31 August 2022

HMRC names Peak PAYE Ltd as a tax avoidance promoter and urges individuals to withdraw from using it.

• Updated: 8 June 2022

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers visited businesses across the country and arrested 3 people in a day of action after new powers were introduced in the fight against till fraud.

• Updated: 31 May 2022

The Court of Appeal found in favour of HMRC that Mr Hoey was liable to pay the tax in his income in ‘Stephen Hoey and others v HMRC’ (13 May 2022).

• Updated: 19 May 2022

Tax fraud is a perennial and persistent threat to all our nations, minister tells tax chiefs.

• Updated: 13 May 2022

Correspondence sent to the chairs of the Loan Charge All Party Parliamentary Group in response to its letter on HMRC’s use of contractors.

• Updated: 29 April 2021

A joint enforcement notice on misleading adverts is one of several interventions to tackle promoters.

• Updated: 26 November 2020

Correspondence sent to Sir Edward Davey MP on current HMRC work relating to the loan charge.

• Updated: 3 April 2020

Correspondence sent to Sir Edward Davey MP about HMRC’s recent press release on arrests linked to loan charge fraud.

• Updated: 4 March 2020

The promoter of the Root2 Tax Ltd avoidance scheme was beaten at the First Tier Tribunal by HMRC.

• Updated: 28 February 2020

The extra tax is due to reforms introduced in 2015 to tackle profit diversion.

• Updated: 27 January 2020

More than £5 million has been raised by a HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) taskforce tackling dishonest dog breeders selling pups on the black market.

• Updated: 5 May 2019

HM Revenue and Customs has won a legal case over tax avoidance scheme promoter Hyrax Resourcing Ltd, which will help the tax authority collect over £40 million in unpaid taxes.

• Updated: 27 March 2019

HM Treasury will publish a report on disguised remuneration schemes and government measures to tackle these arrangements.

• Updated: 26 March 2019