Spring Budget 2023

Spring Budget 2023

Nothing for HMRC compliance despite huge returns on investment Increases in sentencing for tax fraud and potential new tax offence– only useful if HMRC successfully prosecutes Tax to be simplified – we’re still not sure exactly how R&D reformed yet again Generous...
Public Account Committee questions resourcing of HMRC

Public Account Committee questions resourcing of HMRC

A new PAC report argues that the government is “missing the opportunity to recover billions” Tax Debt stands at £41.6bn, over £20bn more than pre-pandemic levels, with HMRC estimating it will take “some years” for this debt to be reduced. New PAC report argues that...
Equality before the law?

Equality before the law?

19th February 2021 HMRC’s use of criminal prosecutions for tax fraud and other revenue crimes. A comparison with benefits fraud. Download PDF Summary In this report we look at criminal investigations and prosecutions into tax fraud and other revenue crimes...
What gets measured gets done?

What gets measured gets done?

This paper was written by George Turner and was the basis of a presentation to the University of Exeter Business School’s Tax Administration Research Centre Conference in December 2020. Introduction The Global Financial Crisis in 2008 made tax avoidance and...
Rogue Landlords

Rogue Landlords

5th August 2020 Landlord tax evasion costing up to £1.7bn a year Summary Tax evasion by residential landlords could be costing the Treasury up to £1.73 billion a year, a new analysis by TaxWatch has found. This is more than three times the amount reported for 2010,...