Watch out for fake HMRC texts and emails
Thousands of scam sites shut down by HMRC The figures relating to the number of scam sites are astonishing. Just in March 2018, HMRC asked for 2,672 fake websites to be taken down. 84,549 reports [...]
May 2018
What does HMRC do?
Anything you read about tax will inevitably include references to HMRC. Most people writing about tax assume that their readers already have all the insider knowledge and vocabulary they need. At Tax Banana, we don’t [...]
June 2013
HMRC Overthrows Car Warranty Tax Avoidance Scheme
A tax avoidance scheme designed to avoid VAT on car repairs has been successfully challenged by HMRC. The scheme in question saw a group selling car warranties restructure themselves so that they could reclaim the [...]
May 2013
HMRC closes down illegal filling station
An illegal filling station and fuel laundering plant in County Tyrone has been discovered and disassembled by HMRC recently. The bootleg station was allegedly selling prohibited fuel for only £1.11 per litre. How much illegal [...]
HMRC Basic PAYE Tools Error Messages
The new PAYE real time system is apparently undergoing some teething issues. HMRC have been issuing advice after a number of customers who are trying to submit Pay As You Earn information in real time [...]
HMRC Helplines
Several of HMRC’s helplines have been switched from expensive 0845 numbers to cheaper 03 numbers. HMRC has promised that by the end of summer none of their helplines will still use the 0845 prefix. What [...]
40,000 applications made by HMRC to view customer’s private data
A freedom of information request has revealed that HMRC has made over 40,000 applications to view people’s private communication details, over the past three years. Information appealed for by HMRC in the 41,351 requests it [...]
HMRC collect a record £220m owed by wealthiest taxpayers
A specialist section of HMRC known as the High Net Worth Unit (HNWU) collected their highest ever amount of tax last year. HNWU handles the tax affairs of the UK’s richest tax payers, that is [...]
April 2013
PAYE shake up has begun
The biggest change the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system has ever seen since it began- Real Time Information – was introduced recently. From now on employers are required to move to a new way [...]
HMRC helplines to be made cheaper
Currently taxpayers, who ring HMRC helplines for advice regarding their tax affairs, have no choice but to use expensive 0845 numbers. Phone calls to these numbers often result in high phone bills, particularly for those [...]