Osborne once (2007) called for the tax system to be simpler, in 2010 he set up the Office of Tax Simplification. Fast forward to the 2...

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In a report published on 5 April, the Administrative Burdens Advisory Board (ABAB) has warned that the plans announced by George Osbor...

On the assumption that one believes what the Chancellor said yesterday, then HMRC will receive £71m in extra funding. This will be used...

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As is now sadly the norm, Wednesday's Budget (or rather the Treasury/Chancellor's office) is proving to be more leaky than a siev...

HMRC’s deal with Google, where Google will pay £130m to cover back taxes from 2005, has been called ‘derisory’. The Public Accounts Com...

Proving once again that there is a world of difference between what the government says and does, Osborne's actions wrt quarterly tax...

A brief summary of the key points of Osborne's 2015 Autumn Statement has been published in the Telegraph . Much rest on HMRC's ...

As Osborne takes to the stage for the third time this year, follow his Autumn Statement (or Budget if you prefer to call it that) live here....

HMRC has revealed it is still unsure exactly how transitional protection will be on offer for those hit by the reduction in the lifetim...

HMRC had rather boxed itself in wrt it's decision not to recognise electricity as a fuel, when used in electric cars. Some organisa...

The latest handbook on tax legislation (as per Smith & Williamson ) now runs to a staggering 20,300 pages, and eight volumes (as opp...

In yesterday's Budget, George Osborne announced a £750M "investment" in HMRC. The chancellor said the money will be used...

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Chancellor Osborne announced in the Budget 2015 speech that the annual tax return will be phased out within five years. The theory bein...

HMRC was ordered by the Chancellor to review its powers of entry, and published a report on 27 November . HMRC has 39 powers, nine of ...

As per Leslie Ferrar, HMRC’s non-executive director, as quoted in the Telegraph : " God loves a cheerful giver ." Given that...

My thanks to a loyal reader who has alerted me to a possible problem with Working Tax Credits, and an erroneous bar code that may have ca...

Tweets about "#budget2014"     Rejoice, for today is Budget Day! Time for George Osborne to add a few more pages to Britain...