State of Tax Administration 2024: Rising tax debts, falling customer services and misfiring compliance

State of Tax Administration 2024

10th October 2024 Download the report as a PDF (0.6Mb)   Introduction HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is at the heart of the UK’s financial stability. As the Government department responsible for administering the tax regime and collecting revenues due to the...
Opportunities Missed – Autumn Statement 2022

Opportunities Missed – Autumn Statement 2022

Minimal efforts to close the tax gap, despite HMRC producing a return on investment of up to 18:1 with compliance work. DWP to receive an extra £112m a year to tackle fraud, but HMRC only to receive £15m. Once again, the government is prioritising going after benefits...
HMRC Investment Announced

HMRC Investment Announced

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...