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Glass half full? Are wealthy taxpayers underpaying more tax than we thought
HMRC is recovering more missing tax from wealthy individuals. But beneath the headlines: the tax this group is underpaying may be larger than previously thought, and is likely growing, while penalties for their non-compliance have plummeted.
Chancellor grasps at the magic money tree whilst tacitly admitting HMRC’s prosecution rates are so low they haven’t been deterring evasion.
Government’s Spring Statement hopes compliance and debt collection efforts pay off to recover more tax lost to avoidance
UK tax advice market needs urgent reform: TaxWatch’s new report highlights dangers of unregulated advisers and calls for change
TaxWatch launches new report illustrating the damage that a lack of regulatory oversight causes taxpayers seeking help to comply with their obligations & advocating for urgent widespread reform.
Curiously incurious: HMRC’s failures on tax evasion
The latest report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) paints a concerning picture of tax evasion in the UK retail sector. It highlights significant gaps in enforcement, underestimated scale of evasion, and a worrying decline in prosecutions. The report raises significant concerns about HMRC’s seemingly incurious approach to the scale of tax evasion.
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