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  • UK partners with Ghana on tax transparency

    The UK will help Ghana clamp down on tax avoidance and evasion by sharing expertise to improve their tax system.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Offshore tax evaders to face tough new criminal sanctions

    Offshore tax evaders and the professionals who enable tax evasion will face even tougher sanctions.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • David Gauke's speech at the HMRC annual stakeholder conference

    The Financial Secretary to the Treasury sets out how the government is reforming the tax system.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Tax credits error and fraud reduced to an all-time low

    Error and fraud in the tax credits system has been reduced to its lowest level since tax credits were introduced in 2003.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Financial Secretary on the government's business taxation plans

    David Gauke's speech at the 'Britain, Europe and tax competition' conference, organised by the European Tax Policy Forum and Institute for Fiscal Studies.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • HMRC scores hat-trick of avoidance wins

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has secured three tribunal wins against tax avoidance schemes, protecting over £260 million in tax.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government ramps up efforts to tackle digital multinational tax risks

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has today confirmed it is working with five other tax authorities to share information about how digital multinationals might be shifting their profits to tax havens.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Finance Bill 2015 brings in new tax changes

    Tax changes to support hardworking families, incentivise business investment in the UK and create a fairer tax system.

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  • High risk promoters of tax avoidance face government clampdown

    Today the government is taking further tough action to crack down on tax avoidance promoters.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Multinationals face £1.1 billion in extra tax after HMRC challenges transfer pricing

    Multinational corporations were hit with £1.1 billion in extra tax demands last year after HMRC successfully challenged the prices charged between companies in the same multinational group for goods and services.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Online tax summaries available now

    More than 8 million taxpayers who filed their 2013 to 2014 tax return electronically by the 31 January deadline can now access their online tax summary.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMRC map pinpoints tax crime

    An online map pinpointing tax cheats around the country together with their crime and sentence has been launched today by HMRC. The map allows people to see the impact of HMRC’s enforcement work.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 2 million businesses accessing online tax accounts

    Financial Secretary to the Treasury meets Leeds businesses as he marks 2 million online tax account users.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMRC puts forward new measures to tackle persistent tax avoiders

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has today published the consultation paper, ‘Strengthening Sanctions for Tax Avoidance’, setting out proposals to tackle the serial use of tax avoidance schemes.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Accelerated Payment notices bring in millions from tax avoidance schemes

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has secured almost all of the disputed tax due from the first group of tax avoidance scheme users to receive Accelerated Payment notices.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Draft tax legislation published

    Government publishes draft tax legislation to implement Budget and Autumn Statement 2014 policies

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Letter between the Financial Secretary and OTS: competitiveness and other reviews

    Correspondence between Financial Secretary and OTS

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • David Gauke's speech on the PwC total tax contribution report

    'The report provides invaluable evidence for us to draw on in shaping tax policy', explains the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government strengthens safeguards for direct action to recover debts

    Plans to recover tax and tax credit debts directly from the bank accounts of people and businesses who refuse to pay what they owe will include strong safeguards to protect vulnerable taxpayers, the government announced toda…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • David Gauke's speech to the Westminster and City annuities and drawdown conference

    The Financial Secretary to the Treasury gives an overview of the government's pension reforms.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government