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Summary of HM Revenue and Customs' tax receipts, National Insurance contributions (NICs), and expenditure for the UK.
Released 20 March 2026. Next release 23 April 2026. Headlines Gross HMRC…
Released 20 February 2026. Next release 23 April 2026. About this release…
HMRC statistics relating to VAT gap estimates.
An Official Statistics release. Published 26 November 2025. 1. What is the…
An Official Statistics release. Published 3 March 2026. 1. What is the VAT…
1. Contact Organisation unit - Knowledge, Analysis, and Intelligence (KAI)…
Research with individuals and small businesses to explore customer experiences of receiving a penalty or a penalty suspension.
Prepared by Verian for HMRC Authors: Alice Coulter, Amy Busby, Sophie…
Statistics relating to estimated costs of tax reliefs.
This page presents the annual historic estimates for the Scottish share of UK VAT for the purposes of the Scottish Government budget (Scottish VAT Assignment).
An overview of VAT statistics, covering receipts information and the characteristics of the VAT trader population in the UK.
Qualitative research report to evaluate the notification of uncertain tax treatment policy.
An evaluation report summarising the evidence and conclusions of HMRC's evaluation of Uncertain Tax Treatment notification policy.
Research exploring the impact the EU Exit would have on the trade of UK businesses who trade exclusively with countries within the European Union (EU).
Research investigating the scale of services imported by VAT-unregistered businesses from both inside and outside the European Union (EU).
This report explores the early experiences of businesses impacted by the reforms to VAT penalties introduced from 1 January 2023.
Mixed methods research exploring business decision-making around VAT repayment methods.
Research explored UK businesses’ experiences of the VAT Flat Rate Scheme.
A final evaluation report summarising the main evidence and conclusions of HMRC’s impact evaluation of Making Tax Digital for VAT.
This report estimates the wider economic benefit of Making Tax Digital for VAT, beyond any requirements to meet tax obligations.
Research exploring the extent to which Making Tax Digital for VAT is achieving its objectives of reducing scope for error and making it easier to get tax right.
Research into customer perceptions and experiences of the VAT registration.
Research into customer perceptions and experiences of VAT de-registration.
A longer time series of contributions to the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) and Consumer Prices Index (CPI), UK, monthly.
Research exploring the impact of Making Tax Digital on VAT customers below the £85,000 threshold following requirements introduced in April 2022.
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