tax gap

The 2012/13 tax gap was £34bn, or 6.8% of tax liabilities, according to newly released HMRC figures, which show a small rise on the £33bn (6.6%) in the previous year (revised down from an initial £35bn).

Revised data for previous year means a fall of just 0.1%

It is time for a general tax amnesty

Criticism and praise for the Tax Justice Network's Richard Murphy

MIKE TRUMAN considers both sides of the argument about the tax gap

'It is obvious the tax gap cannot even be properly defined, let alone quantified'

ED HAGGER explains how HMRC calculate the tax gap and why a campaigner’s alternative estimation is misleading

Union to warn MPs against spending review plans

GRAHAM BLACK explains why the Government should invest in the Revenue, rather than subject it to cuts

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Deadline dates for June 2024