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From HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
From The Rt Hon David Gauke
  • Finance Bill 2016 legislates new tax changes

    Finance Bill introduces measures to provide opportunity for families, back British business and tackle multinational tax avoidance.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • David Gauke sets out vision for making tax digital

    Financial Secretary to the Treasury's speech to the HM Revenue and Customs stakeholder conference on 14 December.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Net closes in on offshore tax cheats

    The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, today launched a campaign warning offshore tax evaders that HMRC will start to receive details on UK taxpayers from more than 90 countries, under new global agreements ch…

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Tax summaries on their way confirming higher spending on health and state pensions

    30 million tax summaries start arriving from today (Tuesday 3 November).

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Boost for small businesses as government launches R&D plan

    Financial Secretary visits a small business Vivobarefoot to launch new research and development plan

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK tax gap falls to 6.4%

    The tax gap for 2013 to 2014 was 6.4% of tax due, continuing a long-term downward trend, reflecting that HMRC's approach is delivering steady and sustained progress.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • The Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2015: SSAC comments

    Correspondence between SSAC and the HM Treasury about changes to tax credits.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Taxman brings in record £1 billion from avoidance crackdown

    HMRC has collected £1 billion in tax payments from users of tax avoidance schemes as a result of the government’s new rules to collect disputed tax upfront, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, announced tod…

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • HMRC launches ambitious API strategy

    HM Revenue and Customs published its Third-Party Tax Software and Application Programme Interface (API) strategy today.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Offshore tax evaders to face tough new criminal sanctions

    Offshore tax evaders and the professionals who enable tax evasion will face even tougher sanctions.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Tax credits error and fraud reduced to an all-time low

    Error and fraud in the tax credits system has been reduced to its lowest level since tax credits were introduced in 2003.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • HMRC scores hat-trick of avoidance wins

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has secured three tribunal wins against tax avoidance schemes, protecting over £260 million in tax.

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

  • Government ramps up efforts to tackle digital multinational tax risks

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has today confirmed it is working with five other tax authorities to share information about how digital multinationals might be shifting their profits to tax havens.

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

  • Finance Bill 2015 brings in new tax changes

    Tax changes to support hardworking families, incentivise business investment in the UK and create a fairer tax system.

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  • High risk promoters of tax avoidance face government clampdown

    Today the government is taking further tough action to crack down on tax avoidance promoters.

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

  • Multinationals face £1.1 billion in extra tax after HMRC challenges transfer pricing

    Multinational corporations were hit with £1.1 billion in extra tax demands last year after HMRC successfully challenged the prices charged between companies in the same multinational group for goods and services.

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

  • Online tax summaries available now

    More than 8 million taxpayers who filed their 2013 to 2014 tax return electronically by the 31 January deadline can now access their online tax summary.

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

  • HMRC map pinpoints tax crime

    An online map pinpointing tax cheats around the country together with their crime and sentence has been launched today by HMRC. The map allows people to see the impact of HMRC’s enforcement work.

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

  • 2 million businesses accessing online tax accounts

    Financial Secretary to the Treasury meets Leeds businesses as he marks 2 million online tax account users.

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

  • HMRC puts forward new measures to tackle persistent tax avoiders

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has today published the consultation paper, ‘Strengthening Sanctions for Tax Avoidance’, setting out proposals to tackle the serial use of tax avoidance schemes.

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