Putting a stop to the tax fraud game

Putting a stop to the tax fraud game

27th October 2022 How ‘legal avoidance’ means getting away with tax fraud, and what needs to be done about it A joint policy paper by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax and TaxWatch Introduction Tax avoidance is legal, tax evasion...
State of Tax Administration 2022

State of Tax Administration 2022

11th February 2022 Introduction This is the first of what is to become an annual TaxWatch report on the state of tax administration in the UK. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs carry out a vital role in administering and enforcing the tax system, and with...
Funding to fight covid related tax and benefits fraud

Funding to fight covid related tax and benefits fraud

UK Government has announced an extra £510m boost to DWP to fight benefits fraud following the pandemic. This is in addition to £103m already announced in the spending review HMRC spending £155m to tackle covid related fraud TaxWatch estimates the increase in benefits...