by Claire Aston | Feb 28, 2024
40% reduction in civil servants defined as ‘tax professionals’ from 2016 to 2023 The overall HMRC workforce has shrunk since 2010, despite the challenges of the department’s workload increasing as the tax regime has become more complex Salaries paid to senior HMRC...
by Alex Dunnagan | Apr 11, 2022
A step in the right direction, but more to be done £161m investment in HMRC compliance work – set to bring in an additional £3bn over next five years New 50 strong HMRC team tackling R&D fraud to be in place by 2023 Fraud within the tax system costs the UK tens of...
by Alex Dunnagan | Apr 16, 2020
Coronavirus and the tax system 16 April 2020 – Alex Dunnagan The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on economies around the world, provoking an unprecedented response from government. In the UK, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has pledged to...
by Alex Dunnagan | Apr 15, 2020
Tech Companies Tax avoidance by large multinational tech companies has been one of the most important tax stories of the last decade. The digitisation of the economy has created more opportunities for companies to shift profits offshore and sparked a series of...
