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More than seven million people estimated to be higher rate taxpayers in 2025-26

Some 39.1 million people are projected to be liable for income tax in 2025-26, according to HM Revenue and Customs figures.

Evening Standard

HMRC boss ‘regrets’ frustrations over £49m phishing scam disclosure

The revenue body has faced criticism and questions over why MPs were not told earlier about a breach affecting around 100,000 taxpayers.

Evening Standard

How UK house sales doubled year-on-year as buyers scrambled to move

A staggering 177,370 sales were completed, marking a 104 per cent increase compared to March 2024

The Independent UK

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Stamp duty deadline ‘put a rocket under home sales' in March as property transactions doubled

Sales soared 104 per cent compared with the same month a year earlier

Evening Standard

House sales jumped in December ahead of stamp duty changes this spring

Buyers across London and the South East in particular would have been pushing for deals to get across the line, an estate agent said.

Evening Standard

HMRC should ‘take seriously’ recommendations, says spending watchdog chairman

An exchange of letters between bosses at the Public Accounts Committee and HM Revenue and Customs was published on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

HMRC ‘degrading its own services as a matter of policy’

Customer service has continued to deteriorate, the Public Accounts Committee said, as it urged the tax authority to be bolder in tackling abuse.

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Nearly 25,000 people filed tax returns on first day of 2025

Some 5.4 million people still need to file returns before the January 31 deadline.

The Independent UK

Scams warning issued by HMRC ahead of self-assessment deadline

Fraudsters are targeting people with bogus offers of tax refunds or demanding payments, the revenue body said.

Evening Standard

How to make the most of the forgotten thousands in child trust funds

After HMRC urged young Britons to claim the windfalls from CTF accounts, we look at the best ways to maximise the benefits

The Guardian - UK

Tory donor Lycamobile handed HMRC winding-up order amid tax dispute

Loss-making pay-as-you-go sim card seller had been embroiled in eight-year VAT battle

The Guardian - UK

UK tax: ‘HMRC harassed me for money I had paid weeks earlier’

Simon Hattenstone was sent letters demanding tax he didn’t owe. Then he found other people were in the same situation

The Guardian - UK

Child Benefit major change: Millions more parents can claim online for the first time

HM Revenue and Customs is encouraging parents to go digital rather than use the old paper system

Evening Standard

4,757 ‘festive filers’ submitted tax returns on Christmas Day

HM Revenue and Customs also recorded 8,876 returns submitted on Christmas Eve and 12,136 on Boxing Day.

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Tax credits recipients to receive £300 autumn cost-of-living payment from Friday

HM Revenue and Customs is making the payments to eligible tax credits customers across the UK between November 10 and 19.

The Independent UK

Self-assessment taxpayers warned over fake rebates and other scams

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said it received more than 130,000 reports about tax scams in the 12 months to September 2023.

Evening Standard

Who is Bernie Ecclestone and what is his net worth?

The former boss of Formula 1 has now agreed in a civil settlement to repay almost £653m to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

The Independent UK

Benjamin Mendy ’embarrassed’ by £800k tax debt amid Manchester City talks over back pay

HM Revenue and Customs is seeking a bankruptcy order against the footballer over a nearly £800,000 bill

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Evening Standard

Benjamin Mendy ’embarrassed’ by six-figure tax debt, court hears

HM Revenue and Customs is seeking a bankruptcy order against the footballer over a nearly £800,000 bill, a specialist judge was told on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Winding-up petition against Southend United dismissed after club clears tax debt

HM Revenue and Customs told a High Court hearing the petition had been ‘paid in full’.

The Independent UK

Benjamin Mendy ’embarrassed’ by tax debt, court hears

HM Revenue and Customs is seeking a bankruptcy order against the footballer over a nearly £800,000 bill, a specialist judge was told on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Young adults urged to claim forgotten ‘pot of money with their name on’

HM Revenue and Customs said nearly 430,000 18 to 21-year-olds have an unclaimed child trust fund, worth £2,000 on average.

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The Independent UK

Benjamin Mendy chasing back pay from Manchester City, bankruptcy court told

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is seeking a bankruptcy order against the former City defender over a nearly £800,000 tax debt.

Nottingham Post

HMRC Child Benefit warning to some parents or guardians ahead of August 31 deadline

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) guidance states that Child Benefit payments will continue after the child's 16th birthday is reached until one of four deadlines is reached.

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