Tag: HMRC

HMRC Money Laundering Fees

Written by Tony Shackleford on November 17, 2025.

Previous Blogs have refereed to very significant increases in Companies House and Information Commissioners fees. HMRC have now announced a 30% increase in the annual fees they are charging for tax...

HMRC, HMRC money laundering fees

HMRC Custoimer Service

Written by Tony Shackleford on November 10, 2025.

Recently made available statistics show that HMRC have failed to answer 85 million telephone calls over the last decade, which represent 20% of all calls. In 2024 the number unanswered was 6...

HMRC, HMRC Custiomer Services, HMRC Phone. HMRC Customer Service

Filing of Company Accounts and Corporation Tax Returns

Written by Tony Shackleford on March 10, 2025.

The Government has announced that the free software provided by Companies House and HMRC to file annual accounts (at Companies House) and Corporation Tax returns (at HMRC) will be withdrawn from...

Companies House, CT600, Filing accounts, filing corporation tax rteturn, HMRC

Government to Recruit Staff for HMRC

Written by Tony Shackleford on November 1, 2024.

The government has announced that £1.6bn is to be spent on recruiting an additional 7,000 staff into HMRC. This move seems sensible, as HMRC is currently so under resourced, that it is struggling...

HMRC, HMRC Staffing, HMRCF Staff

HMRC Call Centres

Written by Tony Shackleford on October 28, 2024.

A recently produced statistic reported that 426,000 telephone call to HMRC were unanswered in the month of August 2024. A clear indication of the poor performance of the body which is responsible...

HMRC, HMRC Call Centres, HMRC Telphone Lines

Overseas Traders Evading UK VAT

Written by Tony Shackleford on April 29, 2024.

In January 2024 HMRC commenced writing to approx. 12,000 businesses which it believes are based overseas, but incorporated in the UK. The main purpose for the companies to be registered in the UK...

Amazoin and Ebay VAT, HMRC, VAT avboidance

High Earners Removed from Self Assessment

Written by Tony Shackleford on April 22, 2024.

HMRC have announced that individuals who earn in excess of £150,000 through PAYE schemes, will no longer need to submit self-assessment tax returns. 12 months ago HMRC removed the requirements to...

high earners tax returns, HMRC, Self assessment

HMRC Tax Enquiries

Written by Tony Shackleford on April 15, 2024.

Statistics produced by HMRC earlier this year, indicated thaty HMRC is undertaking less than half the number of tax avoiudance enquiries as it undertoook pre pandemic.

HMRC, HMRC Enquiries, Tax avoidance

HMRC Call Centres

Written by Tony Shackleford on March 20, 2024.

Within the space of 24 hours HMRC has backtracked on an announcement to significantly cut the operations of its call centres. This is liklely yo be a temporary delay in the call centre cut backs,...

HMRC, HMRC Call Centre, HMRC helplines

Is HMRC Fit For Purpose

Written by Tony Shackleford on February 15, 2024.

Over the last year it has become apparent to many accountants that the quality of the service provided by HMRC has been declining significantly. The decline in the quality of servoice would appear...

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