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Official news and information from the press office at HM Revenue and Customs. https://t.co/2DVqPvndJ7 For public enquiries, please see @HMRCcustomers
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We have dismantled a tobacco factory in Northern Ireland capable of producing 1.5 million cigarettes every day with support from @PoliceServiceNI Read more👇
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One of Northern Ireland’s biggest ever illegal tobacco factories has been dismantled after a raid in Newry.
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A man who helped launder more than £5m has been jailed following a joint investigation between HMRC and @WMPolice Read more 👇
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A man has been put behind bars after being involved in laundering over £5.3million in cash.
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Avoid the Hallowe'en chills when paying your childcare bills. Sign up to Tax-Free Childcare for a savings treat💰 https://t.co/ELcSsHvMmh
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Save on school holiday and term-time childcare costs with Tax-Free Childcare.
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More than 670,000 people could be missing out on claiming an average £2,200 waiting in a Child Trust Fund. Dan Whitworth had more details on #BBCBreakfast
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18-23? You might have a savings stash worth thousands💰. Find yours today https://t.co/JUOKCab60M
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Young people aged 18-23 encouraged to find and claim their Child Trust Fund savings account.
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Help to Save customers receive more than £220m in bonus payments. Check your eligibility and sign up today👇 https://t.co/JoucrovvI8
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Help to Save savers receive millions in bonus payments
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⚖️ First practising barrister named on tax avoidance promoter list 📝 HMRC states Setu Kamal designed four schemes that promised workers could avoid tax ⚠️ Users of the schemes could face tax bills & potential penalties Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/GvDc7EPO2L
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A practising barrister has today (4 September 2025) been added to HMRC’s list of tax avoidance promoters for the first time. It is HMRC’s view that Setu...
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🚨 11 individuals have been charged following our investigation into gambling services in Turkey. More details here from @CPSUK 👇 https://t.co/925MvXYNVs
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📣 Mastermind of major tax fraud handed £90m confiscation order 💰 Arif Patel will lose his Ferrari & property empire - spanning London, Preston and abroad - to pay the order 🔍 Follows joint action from @HMRCgovuk @LancsPolice & @CPSUK Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/BfP4MI5BOk
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The mastermind of one of the UK’s biggest ever carousel tax frauds has been ordered to pay back more than £90 million with the sale of property across...
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HMRC is reminding Self Assessment customers to be alert to potential scammers claiming to be from the department. Read our full press notice below 👇 https://t.co/oNhAt4qMip
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Millions of Self Assessment customers are being urged by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to remain vigilant to scams that claim to be from the department.
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Is your teenager staying in education or approved training in September? Extend your Child Benefit before 31 August to ensure your payments continue. Find out how👇 https://t.co/vcBHSqqmRL
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Extend your Child Benefit claim online to ensure payments continue in September.
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🎈 This Playday, working families can save with Tax-Free Childcare 💰 Save up to £2,000 annually per child across 75,000 UK settings ✅ Perfect for summer activities or September's breakfast & after-school clubs Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/rXOJcq1VPh
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To mark Playday 2025 (6 August), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is encouraging working families to save money by signing up to Tax-Free Childcare and using...
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No, the government is not introducing a new system called “enhanced customs monitoring” to track UK residents who leave the country more than three times a year so their declared income, employment status and tax residency can be checked.
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Posts circulating on social media claim the new system will track UK residents who leave the country more than three times within a 12 month period. But no such system exists.
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Self Assessment customers have one week left to pay their second Payments on Account instalment for the 2024-25 tax year. Find out more below 👇 https://t.co/DYgQeRmADY
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New services coming for Self Assessment customers to improve registration and stopping Self Assessment processes as well as make it easier to appeal...
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Today, we published details of our Transformation Roadmap, which sets out more than 50 IT measures that will transform the UK’s tax and customs systems, simplifying processes and making it easier to pay the tax that funds public services. Read more. ⬇️ https://t.co/OQ2GVd0KIY
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At number two on @ComputerWeekly’s list is Daljit Rehal, HMRC’s chief digital and information officer. For more details, see the link below 👇
Congratulations to the 50 most influential people in UK technology in 2025 - and the winner of this year's #UKtech50 @demishassabis - the first two-time winner in 15 years of our list. Find out the top 50 here: https://t.co/B1Fpt7prpT
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Armed police raid gang in Romania behind HMRC tax scam
bbc.com
Luxury cars and wads of cash were seized as part of an investigation into a complex scam targeting HMRC.
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14 arrested in HMRC phishing attack raids in Romania on suspicion of making fraudulent tax repayment claims using personal data that was stolen in sophisticated phishing attacks - cash, cars and jewellery seized https://t.co/Xo5NnVxXpf
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Fourteen arrested on suspicion of using stolen data to steal millions of pounds of tax. Read more here: https://t.co/VtQoQH4wl7
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💰 Crypto users to provide accurate personal info from January or risk £300 penalty 💻 Crypto service providers must share transactional data with HMRC ✅ Changes will help ensure any crypto gains are correctly taxed Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/OHLr14z7bp
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New rules will help unmask anyone evading tax due on their crypto profits UK crypto holders must provide personal details to crypto service providers from...
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