by Claire Aston | Jul 20, 2023
£1.13bn – revised estimate of error and fraud in 2020-21 (previously £338m) 24.4% – revised rate of error and fraud in SME scheme (previously 5.5%) £1.05bn – estimated error and fraud in 2022-23 HMRC have finally published initial data from their random enquiry...
by Alex Dunnagan | Dec 28, 2022
TaxWatch Acting Director Alex Dunnagan gave evidence to the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) on Monday 19th December highlighting the abuse of tax reliefs. Written evidence In November we submitted written evidence to the TSC for their inquiry on tax reliefs, focussing...
by Alex Dunnagan | Apr 11, 2022
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...
by Alex Dunnagan | Nov 2, 2021
On Wednesday 27 October, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled his Autumn Budget 2021. This budget was billed as one looking ahead to the “post-Covid” era, with a lot of focus on growth and the economic outlet. Numerous news outlets have covered the major stories coming...
