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DWP updates plan to catch benefit cheats after saving £1.3bn last year alone

• Updated: 13 May 2024

HMRC is writing to UK residents named in the leaked Pandora Papers to give them the chance to correct their tax affairs.

• Updated: 12 June 2023

HMRC has published new simplified VAT guidance for overseas sellers sending goods to the UK.

• Updated: 22 March 2023

Data analytics experts Quantexa have been awarded a new contract to help the government recover fraud against the public purse.

• Updated: 30 January 2023

HMRC interest rates for late payments will be revised following the Bank of England interest rate rise to 1.75%.

• Updated: 5 August 2022

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers visited businesses across the country and arrested 3 people in a day of action after new powers were introduced in the fight against till fraud.

• Updated: 31 May 2022

Tax fraud is a perennial and persistent threat to all our nations, minister tells tax chiefs.

• Updated: 13 May 2022

HMRC is warning individuals not to share their personal information online to avoid their identities being used to claim bogus Self Assessment tax refunds.

• Updated: 8 March 2022

HMRC's Fraud Investigation Service has recovered more than £1 billion from the proceeds of crime.

• Updated: 30 December 2021

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) and HMRC carried out joint operations in London, Bradford and Glasgow last week to ensure that security staff were employed legitimately and treated fairly.

• Updated: 26 November 2021

This paper sets out the government’s response to the committee’s conclusions and recommendations.

• Updated: 10 October 2019

Taxpayers could face penalties if they fail to declare their income on foreign assets before Requirement to Correct legislation comes into force.

• Updated: 31 July 2018

Announcement of the launch of the Government Counter Fraud Profession (GCFP).

• Updated: 30 July 2018

Jerome Anderson was investing in the recruitment and training of young players at a football academy in South Africa, but not paying the tax that was due.

• Updated: 26 July 2018

The international agreement aims to significantly reduce the illicit tobacco market both in the UK and worldwide.

• Updated: 29 June 2018

Check whether you still need to submit your Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) return.

• Updated: 13 April 2015