Bridging the Tax Gap
The Width of the Gap HMRC estimates (pdf) that there is a ‘Tax Gap’ of £40bn each year across the whole UK economy. This is the tax shortfall resulting from fraud, error, non-payment and artificial...
View ArticleThe Rise of Tax Investigations
With faltering economic growth and increasing unemployment putting a strain on tax receipts, it is no surprise that HMRC are looking to boost revenue. To do so, they are targeting what is known as the...
View ArticleWhat are Tax Investigations Really Like?
We recently posted an article on why and how tax investigations are becoming a more potent weapon in HMRC's arsenal. But what is it actually like to be on the receiving end of such an investigation?...
View ArticleHMRC launch Contractual Disclosure Facility
On the 31st January HMRC added a new string to their bow in their crackdown on tax fraud: the Contractual Disclosure Facility. It represents a tightening of HMRC’s Code of Practice 9 (pdf) civil...
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