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Find out when HMRC may ask for a deposit or bond if you're an employer or trader.
Employers and traders, HMRC may ask for a deposit or bond.
Advice on what records you need to keep for tax purposes and how long you need to keep them.
This guidance explains how the Fraud and Avoidance section of the Specialist Investigations directorate of HM Revenue and Customs carry out investigations.
This factsheet contains information about the penalties HMRC may charge you for a VAT or excise wrongdoing.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) manages customers who deliberately don't pay taxes through the Managing Serious Defaulters (MSD) programme.
Information on a number of schemes designed to avoid Income Tax and National Insurance contributions by using capital advances, joint and mutual share ownership agreements.
This factsheet tells you about the penalties HMRC may charge if you are involved in electronic sales suppression (ESS).
Information about a tax avoidance scheme that tries to disguise income and other taxable profits as loans or fiduciary receipts by using a remuneration trust.
This factsheet gives information about customs inland pre-clearance checks.
When HMRC will issue a joint and several liability notice to someone connected to a company that has received a tax avoidance or tax evasion penalty and the company has started, or is likely to start, insolvency.
An update on the UK implementation of the treatment of accounts held by non-financial charities and other not for profit organisations.
Tax and duties HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can ask for a security on, how long they can keep it and what to do if you disagree.
This factsheet explains the checks on tax affairs when HMRC visits a business premises unannounced.
This factsheet tells you about old Self Assessment penalty rules and when they apply.
Guidance notes on entities affected by The International Tax Compliance (United States of America) Regulations 2013.
This factsheet is about compliance checks into customs and international trade matters.
Find out about Guidelines for Compliance and the approaches you can take to lower the risk of tax non-compliance and reduce the likelihood of checks.
This factsheet is about the penalties HMRC will charge if you do not file your monthly returns on time.
This factsheet explains about checks on records and assets when HM Revenue and Customs visit a business premises.
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