The administrative cost of the tax system
Published on:An increasingly complex tax system is burdening government and business with billions in admin costs.
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HM Revenue & Customs Accounts 2024-25: Resource Accounts
Published on:The Comptroller & Auditor General has modified his audit opinion on HMRC’s Resource Accounts due to material levels of fraud and error.
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Collecting the right tax from wealthy individuals
Published on:This new report National Audit Office examines the extent to which HMRC is well placed to support wealthy individuals to pay the right tax.
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HM Revenue & Customs Accounts 2024-25: Trust Statement audit report
Published on:The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion for HMRC’s Trust Statement, providing assurance to Parliament on the financial statements.
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HM Revenue & Customs Accounts 2024-25: C&AG’s report
Published on: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.
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Administration of Welsh income tax 2023-24
Published on:This report covers HMRC’s calculation of the 2022-23 income tax revenue for Wales (the outturn) and the provisional estimate for 2023-24.
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Whole of Government Accounts 2023-24
Published on:The Whole of Government Accounts consolidates accounts from over 10,000 public bodies, providing an overview of the UK’s public finances.
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Administration of Scottish income tax 2023-24
Published on:This report covers HMRC’s calculation of the 2022-23 income tax revenue for Scotland (the outturn) and the provisional estimate for 2023-24.
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HM Revenue & Customs 2023-24
Published on:In 2023-24, HMRC spent £7.2 billion to collect tax revenue. This report summarises key relevant information and insights.
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Financial management of fees and charges
Published on:This report considers how effectively government bodies financially manage fees and charges for certain services.
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Tackling tax evasion in high street and online retail
Published on:The UK is losing billions of pounds a year due to tax evasion by small businesses, which can easily exploit weaknesses in government systems.
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HM Revenue and Customs Accounts 2023-24
Published on:Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) of the National Audit Office, has reported on HMRC’s 2023-24 accounts.
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Administration of Scottish income tax 2022-23
Published on:This report examines HMRC’s administration of Scottish income tax, covering the 2021-22 final outturn and the 2022-23 provisional estimate.
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Whole of Government Accounts 2022-23
Published on:The Whole of Government Accounts consolidates accounts from over 10,000 public bodies, providing an overview of the UK’s public finances.
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Tax measures to encourage economic growth
Published on:Although government provides billions in tax reliefs each year to encourage growth, it does not monitor or evaluate them closely enough.
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Administration of Welsh rates of income tax 2022-23
Published on:This report examines HMRC’s administration of Welsh rates of income tax, covering the 2021-22 final outturn and 2022-23 provisional estimate.
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Progress with Making Tax Digital
Published on:Our report has found that repeated delays have undermined credibility and increased costs of HMRC’s flagship tax transformation programme.
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UK Research and Innovation: providing support through grants
Published on:UKRI should strengthen its approach to taking bolder decisions and address data challenges to maximise value for money for the taxpayer.
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How the NAO provides assurance on good governance and propriety 2023-24
Published on:This report provides an overview of how the NAO’s work provides assurance on good governance and propriety.
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Estimating and reporting fraud and error in annual reports and accounts
Published on: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 […]