“HMRC is prosecuting more tax cheats every year and targeting more trades and professions where we have identified that tax revenue is at risk. This map shows the scale of our criminal investigation operations, so tax cheats should be seriously worried that HMRC is coming for them next.”
The site is being launched as a pilot. This will allow HMRC to add further information and seek customer feedback.
Recent HMRC successes include:
bringing in a record £23.9 billion of additional revenue in 2013-14 securing a total of 2,700 years in jail sentences between April 2010 and March 2014 prosecuting 2,650 people for tax crime from April 2010 to March 2014.
More information, including non-custodial sentences, will be added throughout 2015.
The map can be viewed here .
Online tax summaries available now
12 February 2015
More than 8 million taxpayers who filed their 2013 to 2014 tax return electronically by the 31 January deadline can now access their online tax summary.
The summaries set out how much tax and National Insurance each person has paid in the tax year, and how it contributed to public expenditure.
The online summaries can be viewed by logging onto HMRC online services and selecting the ‘View your 2013 to 2014 tax summary’ option.
Millions of taxpayers who are in the PAYE system and don’t file tax returns have already received paper summaries in the post. Others will receive a paper version in the future, once their 2013 to 2014 tax affairs have been finalised. Online filers who missed the deadline will have access to an online summary once they send their overdue return online.
Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, said:
“Taxpayers have a right to know how the government is spending their tax and National Insurance contributions. The Government promised to provide transparent information about its expenditure and these summaries deliver on that promise.” Any taxpayer who does not receive a tax summary can use HMRC’s tax calculator to estimate their tax bill and see how it contributes to public spending. The ‘HMRC App’ containing the calculator can be downloaded free of charge from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store by searching for ‘HMRC’.
HMRC launches Charities Digital Service
19 February 2015
Charities can now register their details online with HMRC for tax purposes.
The digital service allows new charities to register their details with HMRC and has in-built checks and guidance to help organisations provide the right information and supporting documentation so HMRC can confirm their tax status.
CIPP Policy News Journal
08/04/2015, Page 210 of 521
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