The administrative cost of the tax system
Published on:An increasingly complex tax system is burdening government and business with billions in admin costs.
An increasingly complex tax system is burdening government and business with billions in admin costs.
The Comptroller & Auditor General has modified his audit opinion on HMRC’s Resource Accounts due to material levels of fraud and error.
This new report National Audit Office examines the extent to which HMRC is well placed to support wealthy individuals to pay the right tax.
The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion for HMRC’s Trust Statement, providing assurance to Parliament on the financial statements.
The report sets out the reasons and context for the C&AG’s qualified opinion on the regularity of HMRC’s 2024-25 Resource Accounts.
This report covers HMRC’s calculation of the 2022-23 income tax revenue for Wales (the outturn) and the provisional estimate for 2023-24.
The Whole of Government Accounts consolidates accounts from over 10,000 public bodies, providing an overview of the UK’s public finances.
This report covers HMRC’s calculation of the 2022-23 income tax revenue for Scotland (the outturn) and the provisional estimate for 2023-24.
In 2023-24, HMRC spent £7.2 billion to collect tax revenue. This report summarises key relevant information and insights.
This report considers how effectively government bodies financially manage fees and charges for certain services.
The UK is losing billions of pounds a year due to tax evasion by small businesses, which can easily exploit weaknesses in government systems.
Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) of the National Audit Office, has reported on HMRC’s 2023-24 accounts.
This report examines HMRC’s administration of Scottish income tax, covering the 2021-22 final outturn and the 2022-23 provisional estimate.
The Whole of Government Accounts consolidates accounts from over 10,000 public bodies, providing an overview of the UK’s public finances.
Although government provides billions in tax reliefs each year to encourage growth, it does not monitor or evaluate them closely enough.
This report examines HMRC’s administration of Welsh rates of income tax, covering the 2021-22 final outturn and 2022-23 provisional estimate.
Our report has found that repeated delays have undermined credibility and increased costs of HMRC’s flagship tax transformation programme.
UKRI should strengthen its approach to taking bolder decisions and address data challenges to maximise value for money for the taxpayer.
This report provides an overview of how the NAO’s work provides assurance on good governance and propriety.
We estimate that fraud and error cost the taxpayer between £55 billion to £81 billion in 2023-24. Only a fraction of this is detected and known about. To tackle this, public bodies need to know how much fraud and error they face and where it is. Our good practice guide on estimating and reporting fraud […]