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Recent data unveiled by ACCA has highlighted significant issues UK accountants face when interacting with HMRC services at even the most basic level. Over half (52%) of the surveyed UK ACCA members voiced concerns that HMRC's service quality was negatively affecting their work efficiency. This

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has raised concerns in response to the Chancellor's announcement proclaiming an immediate cap on the Civil Service headcount. The UK government decided to introduce cap on headcount at its current level will be introduced with immediate effec

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A new regulation has come into effect requiring Scotland’s 29,000 taxi and private hire drivers to undergo HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) tax checks as a prerequisite for the renewal of their operating licences. The new measure aims to foster tax compliance within the taxi and private hire indu

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Widespread dissatisfaction regarding HMRC's service levels among both tax agents and taxpayers has been highlighted by a recent survey carried out by the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT). A majority of respondents say that poor service levels make it harder to do business, and that they doubt

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Scottish businessman Mohammed Ameen Mirza could face jail time after admitting tax evasion. The fifty-eight year old filed fraudlent declarations for his store in Glasgow’s Gorbals and another in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, in April 2014.

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Newly released figures have revealed that the UK government's decision to freeze the inheritance tax threshold could affect almost four times more families than initially expected. The forecast by the HMRC suggests that 49,400 estates will face inheritance tax by 2028, significantly higher than the

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Proposals to allow HMRC to test new policies or processes on small groups of taxpayers before rolling out changes to the wider public will not address the real problems around the implementation of new policies or digital services, the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has warned.

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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has disclosed that nearly 25% of the funds provided through a multi-billion-pound tax relief scheme, aimed at spurring research and development (R&D) in small to mid-sized companies, was lost to error and fraud between 2020 and 2021. This figure, marking one of th

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The annual report of the HMRC Charter, released today, has revealed that poor service levels are hampering HMRC's ability to achieve its Charter standards, according to the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). Both institutions are mem

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