Plea bargain deals give taxpayers immunity from criminal investigations as HMRC steps up investigations to help pay for coronavirus economic assistance

HMRC raised a record £9.5bn of capital gains tax (CGT) in 2018-19, up by 6% on the previous year, with most of the tax raised paid by the small number of taxpayers who make the largest gains

The High Court has ordered two companies and three individuals to pay a total of £10.7m in restitution to individuals who were illegally induced to transfer their pensions into self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs), following action by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)