Transparency and freedom of information releases

A list of people penalised for their involvement in transactions connected with VAT fraud.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 11 April 2024

• Current list of people involved in transactions connected with VAT fraud

  Each entry on this list is specific to the default dates to which it…

• Information about the list

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The current list of people who deliberately got their tax affairs wrong.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 27 March 2024

• Current list of deliberate tax defaulters

  Each entry on this list is specific to the default dates to which it…

• Details included in the list of deliberate tax defaulters

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Get information on the outputs of the tobacco strategy, case studies, criminal investigations, civil penalties and high profile multi-agency events.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 15 December 2023

• Outputs for April 2021 to March 2022

  The government has had a comprehensive strategy to tackle illicit tobacco…

• Outputs for April 2020 to March 2021

  The government has had a comprehensive strategy to tackle illicit tobacco…

• Outputs for March 2019 to April 2020

  The government has had a comprehensive strategy to tackle illicit tobacco…

• Outputs for April 2018 to March 2019

  The government has had a comprehensive strategy to tackle illicit tobacco…

• Outputs for April 2016 to March 2018

  The government has had a comprehensive strategy to tackle illicit tobacco…

HMRC’s reports on marketed tax avoidance and how the market has changed.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 30 November 2022

Statistics relating to Transfer Pricing and Diverted Profits Tax, up to end of the 2020 to 2021 tax year.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 28 April 2022

Minutes from meetings of the 'modernising the taxation of corporate debt and derivative contracts' working groups, to discuss options and consultation proposals in more detail.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 18 May 2015

The Government is investing £917 million between 2010 and 2015 to increase tax compliance.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 15 December 2014

This briefing explains how we tackle those who don’t register all their business activity and work within what we call the ‘hidden economy’.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 15 December 2014

The final report on HMRC's review of its powers of entry

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 27 November 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This document sets out HMRC's work on tackling avoidance, evasion and fraud, and makes it clear HMRC is successfully meeting these challenges and is set to continue to improve its performance.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs and 1 others
• Updated: 3 July 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This business plan sets out what HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is going to do over the next two years.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 14 April 2014

This briefing explains how we are reducing the opportunities for offshore tax evasion, what we are doing to identify and catch evaders, and raises awareness of the tough consequences for those who evade their taxes.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 24 February 2014

This briefing explains what individuals and businesses should do if they cannot pay what they owe to HMRC.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 23 January 2014

This issue briefing explains what HMRC are doing to tackle the small minority who deliberately evade their taxes – and how we are resolute in tackling these people.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 22 January 2014

This briefing explains why we calculate the tax gap each year and how it influences the way we work to collect taxes.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 11 October 2013

Evaluation summary of pilot to test the effectiveness of using Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) techniques in Large and/or Complex tax and related disputes.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 9 September 2013

HMRC looks at a range of compliance, operational and customer service measures throughout the year to assess our performance.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 2 September 2013

This document is an update to HMRC's three-year Business Plan, which set out its direction and challenges for 2012-15.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 18 July 2013

HMRC's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2013.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 2 July 2013

This Departmental Improvement Plan sets out what is intended to deliver the long term health and success of the department.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 5 June 2013