Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs Annual Report and Accounts 2015-16
Published on:Amyas Morse, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has today issued a report on the 2015-16 accounts of HM Revenue & Customs.
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The Customs Declaration Service
Published on:HMRC has made progress in developing the new customs system, which was part of its existing programme, but it may need to be ready much earlier than originally planned if there is no agreement extending timescales on the transition to any new customs arrangements
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HM Customs and Excise: The Misuse and Smuggling of Hydrocarbon Oils
Published on:In November 2001, Customs produced estimates for the first time of the revenue loss from frauds on petrol and diesel. Customs estimated that in 2000 the loss could be between £450 million and £980 million in the UK, compared to revenue receipts of £22.6 billion on oils duties. Of this, diesel frauds on the UK […]
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Progress with Making Tax Digital
Published on:HMRC’s flagship tax transformation programme is now expected to cost five times the original forecast in 2016 (in real terms) following repeated delays.
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Small businesses evading tax leave HMRC billions out of pocket
Published on:The UK is losing billions of pounds a year due to tax evasion by small businesses, which can easily exploit weaknesses in government systems.
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Ensuring employers comply with National Minimum Wage regulations
Published on:It is important that the Government ensures its compliance programme reflects the changing risks within the labour market, and maintains its progress in ensuring all employers pay the minimum wage.
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Investigation into HMRC’s contract with Concentrix
Published on:HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC’s) contract with Synnex-Concentrix UK Ltd was terminated in November 2016. The contract was designed to add capacity to HMRC’s programme of interventions to prevent or detect error and fraud in personal tax credits awards. HMRC estimated that the contract would save £1 billion over its three year life time and an estimated £193 million, excluding Concentrix’s costs, had been saved by the time of contract termination.
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Managing the HMRC Estate
Published on:By reducing the number of its offices and moving to a regional centre model HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) hopes to significantly reduce its running costs and modernise the way it works. HMRC’s original plan has proved unrealistic and is now reconsidering the scope and timing of the programme. Any changes will need to be carefully managed to avoid diminishing the long term value of the strategy.
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Oil and gas in the UK – offshore decommissioning
Published on:This report sets out the landscape of oil and gas decommissioning.
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The quality of service for personal taxpayers
Published on:HMRC aimed to move more customers online thereby reducing staff costs but significant numbers of staff were let go before technical improvements were completed leading to a collapse in service quality in 2015. Services have since improved.
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Financial sustainability of local authorities 2018 visualisation
Published on:Our interactive data visualisation gives you a greater insight into the challenges faced by local authorities.
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Increasing the effectiveness of tax collection: a stocktake of progress since 2010
Published on:HMRC has made good progress towards maximising revenue and making cost savings but also needs to do much more to improve its customer service.
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Whole of Government Accounts 2015-16
Published on:The Whole of Government Accounts provide a unique perspective owing to their reach and approach to measuring the government’s financial performance and position.
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Universal Credit: getting to first payment
Published on:This report examines how the DWP is managing the process of getting to first payment in Universal Credit.
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The Third Sector and Public Policy – Options for Committee Scrutiny
Published on:This briefing is intended to assist the Public Administration Committee in considering options for work on the ‘third sector’ or voluntary and community sector.
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Inland Revenue – Control of Tax Relief on Occupational Pension Scheme
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Inland Revenue – Getting Tax Right First Time, and Dealing with More Complex Postal Queries
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Difficult Forms: How government agencies interact with citizens
Published on:Government forms filled in by citizens can be made shorter and much easier to use leading to better access to services and considerable efficiency gains, Sir John Bourn, the head of the NAO, reported to Parliament today. Forms remain essential to the delivery of a wide range of government services. If forms are well designed […]