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  3. Evaluating the government balance sheet: pensions

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    We have published a series of reports which explore some of the major risks to public finances highlighted in the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA).

  4. Minimising the cost of administrative errors in the benefit system

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    DWP has not reduced the mistakes made by staff processing benefits. In 2009-10 it overpaid an estimated £1.1 billion and made underpayments of £500 million. However, the scale of the challenge facing the Department should not be underestimated.

  7. Universal Credit: progress update

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    The DWP has reset Universal Credit on a sounder basis but at significant cost, by extending the time for implementation and choosing a more expensive approach.

  8. Gift Aid and reliefs on donations

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    HMRC and the Treasury do not know if incentives designed to increase charitable giving, at a cost to the taxpayer of £940 million in 2012-13, have resulted in more income for charities.

  9. Tackling the tax gap

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    This report examines the effectiveness of HMRC’s approach, in partnership with HM Treasury, in reducing the tax gap.

  10. Helping individuals understand and complete their tax forms

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    Making forms and guidance easier to obtain and understand should help to reduce the unintentional errors by taxpayers and result in more accurate tax assessments. A report from the National Audit Office today proposes improvements which build on changes already introduced by HM Revenue & Customs. Taxpayers can obtain forms and guidance from HM Revenue […]

  11. Child Maintenance

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    This report looks at whether the government is achieving value for money in its management of child maintenance.

  12. Management of large business corporation tax

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    HMRC has made progress in changing the way it deals with Corporation Tax for the largest businesses in the UK, the NAO says today, but there are ways in which it can improve, particularly in focusing on higher amounts of tax at risk. That was the main finding in today’s report to Parliament which recognises […]

  13. HM Revenue & Customs: Accuracy in processing Income Tax

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    Income tax is processed accurately in the majority of cases by HM Revenue & Customs, but errors in processing lead to the wrong amount of tax being paid by around 1 million taxpayers, the NAO says today. In a new report to Parliament, the spending watchdog points out that HMRC accurately calculates the right amount […]

  14. Care Act first-phase reforms

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    The first phase of the Care Act has been implemented well, but this places new responsibilities on local authorities whose core funding is being significantly reduced.

  15. Local government new burdens

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    The Department for Communities and Local Government has taken steps since November 2014 to improve its understanding of new burdens on local authorities.

  18. HM Revenue & Customs’ estate private finance deal eight years on

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    By transferring ownership or leases of around 60 per cent of its estate (591 properties) to a private contractor, Mapeley, in 2001, the Inland Revenue and HM Customs & Excise planned to reduce their running costs and had the opportunity to save up to £1.2 billion by reducing the size of the estate. However, in […]

  19. Tackling the hidden economy

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    HM Revenue & Customs achieved a return of around £4.50 for every £1 spent on tackling the hidden economy in 2006-07 and recent campaigns to encourage people into the formal economy have achieved much higher returns. But, according to the National Audit Office, the penalties the Department imposes when it detects people in the hidden […]

  20. Vehicle Excise Duty Accounts 2006-07

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    The evasion of road tax by motorists and motorcyclists has increased significantly, the National Audit Office has reported. According to the Department for Transport’s roadside survey in June 2006, Vehicle Excise Duty evasion was running at some 5 per cent (£217 million), up from 3.6 per cent (£147 million) the previous year. The Driver and […]