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Self employed invited to get ready to make their claims for coronavirus (COVID 19) support

Self employed invited to get ready to make their claims for coronavirus (COVID 19) support

Monday, 04 May 2020

HMRC will begin contacting customers who may be eligible for the government’s Self-Employment Income Support Scheme. ...

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Increase to Working Tax Credits   what this means

Increase to Working Tax Credits what this means

Tuesday, 07 April 2020

The government has announced that Working Tax Credits payments will be increased from 6 April 2020 - find out what's happening and who this affects....

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HMRC late payment interest rates to be revised after Bank of England cuts base rate following second emergency meeting

HMRC late payment interest rates to be revised after Bank of England cuts base rate following second emergency meeting

Friday, 20 March 2020

HMRC interest rates for late payments will be revised after the Bank of England interest rate reduction to 0.1%....

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HMRC prioritises applications to use denatured alcohol in hand sanitising products

HMRC prioritises applications to use denatured alcohol in hand sanitising products

Wednesday, 18 March 2020

Manufacturers of hand sanitisers and gels will have their applications for denatured alcohol fast-tracked during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, ...

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HMRC to stop automatically sending paper Self Assessment returns

HMRC to stop automatically sending paper Self Assessment returns

Monday, 16 March 2020

Blank copies of Self Assessment returns will no longer be sent by HMRC automatically as part of substantial paper-saving measures....

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HMRC urges people to prepare for Capital Gains Tax payment change

HMRC urges people to prepare for Capital Gains Tax payment change

Friday, 13 March 2020

Property owners are being urged to get ready for changes to the deadline of Capital Gains Tax payments....

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HMRC late payment interest rates to be revised after Bank of England reduces rate

HMRC late payment interest rates to be revised after Bank of England reduces rate

Friday, 13 March 2020

HMRC interest rates for late payments will be revised following the Bank of England interest rate reduction to 0.25%....

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Make your Sport Relief donation go further with Gift Aid

Make your Sport Relief donation go further with Gift Aid

Friday, 13 March 2020

The government urges eligible taxpayers to tick the Gift Aid box and boost the contributions they make to Sport Relief this evening (13 March 2020). ...

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HMRC defeats promoter who used their own avoidance scheme

HMRC defeats promoter who used their own avoidance scheme

Friday, 28 February 2020

The promoter of the Root2 Tax Ltd avoidance scheme was beaten at the First Tier Tribunal by HMRC....

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Savers can earn 50p for every £1 they save with Help to Save scheme

Savers can earn 50p for every £1 they save with Help to Save scheme

Friday, 28 February 2020

The scheme helps those on lower incomes build up a ‘rainy day’ fund and encourages a long-term savings habit. ...

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Get ready for changes to Capital Gains Tax payment for UK property sales

Get ready for changes to Capital Gains Tax payment for UK property sales

Tuesday, 25 February 2020

The deadlines for paying Capital Gains Tax after selling a residential property in the UK are changing from 6 April 2020 - understand the changes and ...

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Spoil your loved one with HMRC’s Valentine’s Day cash boost

Spoil your loved one with HMRC’s Valentine’s Day cash boost

Friday, 14 February 2020

Married couples and civil partners are encouraged to claim the Marriage Allowance for Valentine's Day....

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Creative industry reliefs triumph at the Oscars®

Creative industry reliefs triumph at the Oscars®

Wednesday, 12 February 2020

One of the night’s biggest winners, '1917', benefitted from creative industry tax reliefs thanks to HM Revenue and Customs....

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HMRC extends customs grant funding deadline

HMRC extends customs grant funding deadline

Monday, 10 February 2020

Businesses encouraged to claim remaining funding available to help them make customs declarations....

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HMRC announces change to the off payroll working rules

HMRC announces change to the off payroll working rules

Friday, 07 February 2020

As part of a review into changes to the operation of the off-payroll working rules (IR35), HMRC has made an announcement to give business more time to...

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Record breaking 10.4 million customers filed online

Record breaking 10.4 million customers filed online

Monday, 03 February 2020

The total number of customers who submitted their Self Assessment tax return by the 31 January deadline - 11.1 million - was also a record....

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More than £5 billion secured after crackdown on multinational companies diverting profits

More than £5 billion secured after crackdown on multinational companies diverting profits

Monday, 27 January 2020

The extra tax is due to reforms introduced in 2015 to tackle profit diversion....

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Do your tax return before it drives you quackers, you’ve got one week to go!

Do your tax return before it drives you quackers, you’ve got one week to go!

Friday, 24 January 2020

HMRC is urging more than 3 million customers who have not yet submitted their 2018 to 2019 Self Assessment tax return to do so before the 31 January d...

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HMRC highlights a decade of bizarre excuses and expense claims

HMRC highlights a decade of bizarre excuses and expense claims

Friday, 17 January 2020

With 2 weeks to go until the 31 January Self Assessment deadline, HMRC recaps the strangest and most imaginative excuses and expense claims received o...

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'Get quacking'   with less than a month to go

'Get quacking' with less than a month to go

Tuesday, 07 January 2020

HMRC is urging Self Assessment customers to complete their Self Assessment tax return before the 31 January 2020 deadline. ...

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‘We've been Santa lot of Elf Assessments’ says HMRC

‘We've been Santa lot of Elf Assessments’ says HMRC

Friday, 27 December 2019

HMRC reveals Self Assessment filing figures over the festive period....

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HMRC tips on avoiding Self Assessment tax scams

HMRC tips on avoiding Self Assessment tax scams

Wednesday, 20 November 2019

HMRC is giving information to customers to help them avoid scams ahead of the Self Assessment deadline....

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HMRC appoints interim Chief Digital and Information Officer

HMRC appoints interim Chief Digital and Information Officer

Friday, 01 November 2019

Mark Denney has been appointed as interim Chief Digital and Information Officer at HM Revenue and Customs....

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Get your ducks in a row, with 100 days to go

Get your ducks in a row, with 100 days to go

Wednesday, 23 October 2019

HMRC is urging people to get their Self Assessment return early with 100 days to go until the deadline....

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Melissa Tatton appointed as new Tax Assurance Commissioner

Melissa Tatton appointed as new Tax Assurance Commissioner

Tuesday, 15 October 2019

In her new role, the Chief Executive of the Valuation Office Agency will oversee resolution of tax disputes. ...

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HMRC accelerates 95,000 firms onto simplified import procedures

HMRC accelerates 95,000 firms onto simplified import procedures

Monday, 14 October 2019

Transitional Simplified Procedures will make importing after Brexit on 31 October much simpler, particularly for businesses that would be completing c...

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HMRC Interim Chief Executive appointment confirmed

HMRC Interim Chief Executive appointment confirmed

Tuesday, 01 October 2019

Jim Harra has been appointed as HMRC’s Interim Chief Executive....

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HMRC adds a further £10 million to boost customs expertise

HMRC adds a further £10 million to boost customs expertise

Tuesday, 01 October 2019

Grants will help customs agents recruit more staff to manage customs declarations before and after Brexit on 31 October....

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Three non executives join HMRC Board

Three non executives join HMRC Board

Thursday, 26 September 2019

The appointment of 3 new non-executive directors to the HMRC Board has been confirmed by the Prime Minister....

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Chief Digital and Information Officer Jacky Wright to leave HMRC

Chief Digital and Information Officer Jacky Wright to leave HMRC

Wednesday, 25 September 2019

Chief Digital and Information Officer, Jacky Wright, will leave HM Revenue and Customs on Friday 11 October, to return to Microsoft US....

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