HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) stated aim is to run the tax system in the simplest, most customer-focused and efficient way. In 2020, the Government published its 10-year strategy to build a trusted, modern tax administration system. The long-term goal is to create a system which prevents non-compliance, and allows both businesses and individuals to …
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
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| 23rd Report - The cost of the tax system | HC 645 | 30 Apr 2025 | 39 | Responded |
We asked HMRC about the cost implications of running the Scottish Income Tax system. HMRC said the way it administers Scottish Income Tax is same as for UK Income Tax. The Scottish Government pays for the “bit more money” HMRC spends on IT and accounting needed, for example, to make …
We asked HMRC why it provided additional support to large business. HMRC told us customer compliance managers were there to manage the risks large business pose to tax revenue and not to give them a better 25 HMRC has reported the change for small businesses was not statistically significant, year …
HMRC explained that its strategy is to promote good compliance and prevent non–compliance (collectively known as ‘upstream’ compliance), and this is “bearing fruit,” with upstream yield increasing to about a third of all yield in 2023–24. HMRC considers that upstream compliance is less costly than ‘downstream’ work (carried out in …
We asked HMRC whether there were potential security concerns that could be posed by the third–party MTD software taxpayers use to submit their tax returns, including whether there were risks to HMRC’s own systems.63 In written evidence provided after our evidence session, HMRC told us it takes security very seriously. …
The written evidence received from Dr Edidiong Offiong Bassey also suggests that HMRC is not making the best use of technology. In particular, he indicated there has been limited promotion in the UK of electronic invoicing and electronic fiscal devices which have seen 71 CTS0001 72 Q 48 73 Q …
We asked HMRC about its joint consultation with the Department for Business & Trade on e–invoicing which it launched in February 2025. HMRC said e–invoicing has the potential to help businesses and build tax compliance into the way they run their business. We asked what was being covered in the …
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| 6 Mar 2025 | Justin Holliday · HMRC, Lucy Pink · HMRC, Sir Jim Harra KCB · HMRC | View ↗ |
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| 15 Sep 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the Chief Executive and First Permanent Secretary of HM Revenue and… |
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| 27 Mar 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the Chief Executive and First Permanent Secretary for HM Revenue an… |