Nudging HMRC to be more transparent with its nudge letters

In recent months, HMRC’s Risk and Intelligence Service (RIS) has once again issued “nudge” letters to individuals who HMRC believes have offshore income and gains that could be liable to UK tax. The “nudge” letters we have seen were issued...

When the taxman came to Albert Square

Thursday’s 26 October 2017 episode of EastEnders showed that loveable rogue Billy Mitchell was the subject of a HMRC compliance visit. Many of the businesses on the show are portrayed as family owned and managed and Billy is a Partner...

PAC reports HMRC must try harder, again!

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in its report of 15 April 2016 is critical of HMRC’s approach to addressing tax evasion which includes concerns over its criminal prosecution policy. To be fair to HMRC, it is not possible to undertake...