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Confirmed impacts: Increasing the effectiveness of tax collection

This impacts case study shows that HM Revenue & Customs has implemented more than 80% of our 130 recommendations since 2010, leading to significant reduction in tax avoidance and improvements in accountability and governance regarding tax disputes.

It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.

Sector(s): Tax

Department(s): HM Revenue and Customs

Published:
14 Oct 2015

A Short Guide to HM Revenue & Customs

The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides, one for each government department, to assist House of Commons Select Committees.

Sector(s): Parliament, Tax

Department(s): HM Revenue and Customs

Published:
4 Sep 2015

Fraud and Error Stocktake

The government continues to lose large amounts of money through fraud and error overpayments and many vulnerable people get less support than they are entitled to.

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury, Tax, Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Performance Improvement area(s): Fraud, error and debt management

Department(s): Department for Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs

Published:
21 Jul 2015

Fraud and Error Stocktake

The government continues to lose large amounts of money through fraud and error overpayments and many vulnerable people get less support than they are entitled to.

Posted 21 July 2015 in: Press Release | Central Finance and Treasury, Tax, Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Performance Improvement area(s): Fraud, error and debt management

Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs 2014-15 accounts

Amyas Morse, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has today issued a report on the 2014-15 accounts of HM Revenue & Customs.

Sector(s): Tax

Published:
17 Jul 2015

Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs 2014-15 accounts

Amyas Morse, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has today issued a report on the 2014-15 accounts of HM Revenue & Customs.

Posted 17 July 2015 in: Press Release | Tax

The effective management of tax reliefs

HM Treasury and HMRC do not keep track of tax reliefs intended to change behaviour, or adequately report to Parliament on whether tax reliefs work as expected.

Posted 21 November 2014 in: Press Release | Tax

Performance Improvement area(s): Customer management, Performance measurement

The effective management of tax reliefs

HM Treasury and HMRC do not keep track of tax reliefs intended to change behaviour, or adequately report to Parliament on whether tax reliefs work as expected.

Sector(s): Tax

Performance Improvement area(s): Customer management, Performance measurement

Department(s): HM Revenue and Customs, HM Treasury

Published:
21 Nov 2014

Managing and replacing the Aspire contract

There are serious risks to HMRC’s business if the programme to replace the Aspire contract fails to meet its objectives by June 2017, when the contract ends.

Sector(s): Digital Government, Tax

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial capability and contract management, Digital service delivery

Department(s): HM Revenue and Customs

Published:
22 Jul 2014

Managing and replacing the Aspire contract

There are serious risks to HMRC’s business if the programme to replace the Aspire contract fails to meet its objectives by June 2017, when the contract ends.

Posted 22 July 2014 in: Press Release | Digital Government, Tax

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial capability and contract management, Digital service delivery

Sector: Tax