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Service levels undermining HMRC charter commitments
HMRC scores 2.3 out of 10 for responsiveness.Overpayment of tax on pensions hit £56m
Average tax reclaim form totals £3,551.High tax receipts drive better than expected borrowing figures
Public borrowing £2.7bn below forecasts for June.Government proposes merging R&D tax relief schemes
Changes would present opportunities for tax simplification.Company insolvencies remain high
Insolvencies up 27% on previous year.HMRC has ‘enormous amount of work’ to deliver MTD on time
Accountants call for ‘fresh thinking’ on MTD.High interest rates result in biggest UK wealth fall since World War II
High rates could end a 40-year wealth boom.Falling petrol prices cause inflation to fall to 7.9%
Inflation reaches lowest point in over a year.Four in ten taxpayers unable to speak to adviser over phone
Taxpayer satisfaction with HMRC services falls.Interest rate rises deliver biggest wealth fall for households since World War II
High rates could end 40-year wealth boom.
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