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  2. Drivers of cost in the tax system

    Work in progress

    Winter 2024/25

    The tax system costs HMRC billions of pounds a year to administer. We will look at what the factors affecting costs are.

  3. HM Revenue & Customs 2023-24

    Overview Departmental overview

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    In 2023-24, HMRC spent £7.2 billion to collect tax revenue. This report summarises key relevant information and insights.

  4. Administration of Scottish income tax 2022-23

    Report Value for money

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    This report examines HMRC’s administration of Scottish income tax, covering the 2021-22 final outturn and the 2022-23 provisional estimate.

  6. HM Revenue and Customs Accounts 2023-24

    Report Financial audit

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    Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) of the National Audit Office, has reported on HMRC’s 2023-24 accounts.

  8. Tax measures to encourage economic growth

    Report Value for money

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    Although government provides billions in tax reliefs each year to encourage growth, it does not monitor or evaluate them closely enough.

  9. Progress with Making Tax Digital

    Report Value for money

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    Our report has found that repeated delays have undermined credibility and increased costs of HMRC’s flagship tax transformation programme.

  10. Whole of Government Accounts 2022-23

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    The Whole of Government Accounts consolidates accounts from over 10,000 public bodies, providing an overview of the UK’s public finances.

  11. Managing tax compliance following the pandemic

    Report Value for money

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    This report examines the extent to which HMRC is well-placed to manage its compliance work following the pandemic, including future risks and challenges.

  12. Government’s general grants schemes

    Report Value for money

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    Government has improved its administration of grants, but it has further to go to optimise the value for money of its schemes.

  13. How the NAO provides assurance on good governance and propriety 2023-24

    Overview Topic overview

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    This report provides an overview of how the NAO’s work provides assurance on good governance and propriety. It also provides references to guidance from HM Treasury and others about what is expected of government. Good governance is central to the effective operation of government. Government lists the following as characteristics of good governance that departments […]

  14. The impact of fraud and error on public funds 2023-24

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    Fraud and error cost the taxpayer billions of pounds each year – but most of the potential loss goes undetected. Based on the Public Sector Fraud Authority’s (PSFA) methodology, we estimate that fraud and error cost the taxpayer £55 billion to £81 billion in 2023-24. Only a fraction of this is detected and known about […]

  15. HM Revenue & Customs 2022-23 Accounts

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    Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) of the NAO, has reported on the 2022-23 accounts of HMRC.

  16. Investigation into the Digital Services Tax

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    The Digital Services Tax has raised more revenue than forecast by the Government and increased the amount of UK tax paid by big digital companies. HMRC’s compliance work is ongoing and it has yet to identify any non-compliance among business groups, according to a report by the National Audit Office.

  18. Government compensation schemes

    Insight Lessons learned

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    There is no central coordinated approach when government sets up new compensation schemes resulting in a relatively slow, ad-hoc approach.

  20. Energy bills support: an update

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    Energy bills support successfully protected many people and businesses during 2022 and 2023 from rising energy prices.