Whilst the main focus of the nation in terms of tax talk has all been about the General Election, some very interesting
figures have been published this month by HMRC.

Have you heard before of the phrase the ‘Tax Gap’? The stats in question surround this topic. According to the Chartered Institute of Taxation, the definition of this gap is “the
difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid.”

The new report assesses the tax gap in 2022-23. The…

HMRC is warning against being hooked by self-professed ‘tax refund companies’ claiming
they can help you reduce your tax bill.

The organisation is running a campaign to highlight that some of these ‘tax experts’ will offer to make expense claims ” on your behalf, just so
they can claim a commission – even if it turns out you aren’t eligible to claim ” .

” If someone promises easy money and it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, ” HMRC says. 

” Handing over your…

Nearly one million people need to be aware of a looming tax deadline, coming on 31 July.  

It’s that time when tax credit renewal notices are sent out. There are about 730,000 tax credits customers who should get their letter by 19 June, if they haven’t
already. Most claims get automatically renewed but up to 10,000 may need to submit their claim for renewal. Without doing so, there is a risk of payments being stopped.
The process can be completed either through the HMRC app or its website….

Whilst the main focus of the nation in terms of tax talk has all been about the General Election, some very interesting
figures have been published this month by HMRC.

Have you heard before of the phrase the ‘Tax Gap’? The stats in question surround this topic. According to the Chartered Institute of Taxation, the definition of this gap is “the
difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid.”

The new report assesses the tax gap in 2022-23. The…

Baroness Ros Altmann, a leading campaigner on pensions, has highlighted her fears after figures
showing that the number of pensioners liable for tax have doubled in the last 14 years.

The number has risen to over 9 million, compared to just 4.5million back in 2010.

She said the stats were ‘worrying’ and means millions more pensioners are being ‘dragged’ into the tax net.

Baroness Altmann, who served as Pensions Minister under David Cameron, said as the new State Pension climbs above 90% of the personal tax threshold,
more pensioners may be…