by Alex Dunnagan | Nov 17, 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...
by Mike Lewis | Aug 29, 2025
The UK is in a fiscal tight spot. The Chancellor has promised to raise an additional £7.5 billion over the next four years by boosting HMRC compliance efforts. The Autumn Budget is likely to see more measures intended to make this number go up: perhaps extra...
by Claire Aston | Jan 7, 2025
Error and fraud within R&D tax relief reached £1.1bn in 2020-21 (24% of all claims) before HMRC took action to stem the losses and tighten up the claims processes. New disclosure facility launched for businesses who overclaimed R&D relief wanting to set their...
by Claire Aston | Feb 21, 2024
It’s good to see national newspapers showing an interest in HMRC performance data and raising important issues about properly funding our tax authority. However, a recent article in The Guardian about trends in case numbers opened by a niche HMRC team requires a bit...
by Alex Dunnagan | Mar 15, 2023
Nothing for HMRC compliance despite huge returns on investment Increases in sentencing for tax fraud and potential new tax offence– only useful if HMRC successfully prosecutes Tax to be simplified – we’re still not sure exactly how R&D reformed yet again Generous...
