HMRC

Latest news

Image for mtd trial numbers still low 2000

Tax | MTD trial numbers still low at 2,000

With six months to go until MTD for Income Tax is rolled out to 900,000 UK taxpayers, just over 2,000 people have filed a quarter 1 submission as part of HMRC beta trial

1 Oct 2025

Tax | Tax filing deadlines: Oct to Dec 2025

Key dates including paper tax return deadline and self assessment registration for first timers

1 Oct 2025

Tax | Digitally excluded can apply for MTD for Income Tax exemption now

HMRC has opened up a service for landlords and self employed to apply for exemption from Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax phase one, with a 28-day response time

30 Sep 2025

Tax | HMRC to invest £500m in modern phone and CRM system

The head of HMRC has confirmed that the tax authority is finalising plans to buy a brand new telephony system with proper call management and digital assistant support

29 Sep 2025

Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Image for jewellers dentists and payroll agents owe ps203m tax and penalties

Tax | Jewellers, dentists and payroll agents owe £203m in tax and penalties

A Blackburn jeweller is one of this month’s top deliberate tax defaulters, owing HMRC nearly £8m in corporation tax and VAT, while former Hive 360 payroll agents face a £167m unpaid bill

25 Sep 2025

Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Image for five accountancy firms called out promoting tax avoidance

Business | Five accountancy firms called out for promoting tax avoidance

HMRC has named five accountancy firms after they took fees for introducing clients to a tax avoidance scheme involving use of prepaid cards for advertising services, resulting in disguised remuneration

24 Sep 2025

Tax | HMRC reinstates direct recovery of debt from bank accounts

Following a four-year hiatus, HMRC plans to start collecting tax debts directly from bank accounts again under rarely used direct recovery of debts (DRD) rules

24 Sep 2025

Tax | Six-year requirement to correct NIC for internationally mobile employees

HMRC updates guidance on National Insurance contributions (NICs) payments for internationally mobile employee introducing a six-year retrospective element to correct any wrong returns

23 Sep 2025

Tax | ICAEW slates HMRC plan to register tax advisers

Draconian HMRC interaction register will drive many professional tax advisers out of the market and impose considerable extra costs on honest majority, warns ICAEW

22 Sep 2025

Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Image for 5 october deadline register self assessment

Tax | 5 October deadline to register for self assessment

HMRC is urging the self employed, landlords and side hustlers to register for self assessment by 5 October deadline to get vital UTR number required for tax returns

22 Sep 2025

Tax | Fuel duty down £400m as EV cars gather speed

Growing number of electric vehicles on the road is beginning to erode fuel duty tax revenue, creating a potential £2.7bn tax headache for the chancellor

19 Sep 2025

Tax | HMRC cannot replace human judgment with AI

Landmark ruling on AI use in R&D tax credit decisions raises critical questions about transparency at HMRC and the effectiveness of AI assessors, warns Tom Haslehurst, director at Ryan

17 Sep 2025

Tax | Office supplier wins £1.3m VAT fraud dispute

The tax tribunal has ruled in favour of Deos Group in a significant appeal against HMRC concerning refusal of VAT input tax claim and associated penalties

8 Sep 2025

Tax | Parents paid £500m to avoid 20% VAT

Nearly half a billion pounds was paid upfront in private school fees before new VAT charge came into force earlier this year

8 Sep 2025

Tax | Treasury swaps HMRC chair after reshuffle

After HMRC minister James Murray MP was promoted to number two at the Treasury as chief secretary in this week’s mini reshuffle, he had to quit as chair of the HMRC board

5 Sep 2025

Tax

HMRC

Politics