Mining the gap
TaxWatch analyses the latest tax gap data and examines manifesto pledges to narrow the gap to see whether they represent credible plans to increase tax revenues
HMRC’s 2024 Tax Gap report: Amount of tax going unpaid hits record high at £39.8bn in 2022-23
TaxWatch analyses the latest Tax Gap publication, noting it has reached £40bn in 2022-23 yet still doesn’t cover offshore matters
TaxWatch’s summary of the UK General Election party manifestos
TaxWatch reflects on the party manifestos for the upcoming General Election
New age related Personal Allowance – rolling back the years?
Conservative Party to re-introduce age related allowances: TaxWatch’s thoughts on the proposal
What happens to the Finance Bill now an election’s been called?
The abrupt end to the Parliamentary session leaves several key Finance Bill clauses to the final washup day.
Can’t or won’t? HMRC’s lack of openness with recent FOI requests
HMRC is being elusive about the amounts due on specific offshore compliance penalties, providing confusing answers to Freedom of Information requests.
Will £51m really fix HMRC’s customer service helpline?
The Treasury’s additional funding for HMRC customer service is just a sticking plaster over an ingrained problem that needs a longer-term strategy and consistency of funding to resolve.
Are we nearly there yet? In search of the elusive offshore tax gap
HMRC now says offshore tax gap data will be published in June 2024, two years after the government announced it and a year after the information was due.
How to create a world class tax authority
TaxWatch published an article in Taxation magazine last week about the launch of the Funding the Nation report by ARC, the union for senior staff within HMRC.