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From The Rt Hon Mel Stride MP
  • New homeowners benefit from stamp duty tax relief

    More than 180,500 first time buyers have saved a total of £426 million through First Time Buyers Relief.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Five ways HMRC can help boost your finances

    HM Revenue and Customs is reminding taxpayers, during Talk Money Week, how it can provide them with financial support.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • 100 days left to file your 2017 to 2018 tax return

    Avoid the last minute rush to complete your 2017 to 2018 Self Assessment tax return by completing it early.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • HM Treasury and HMRC invest in customs training and automation

    HM Treasury and HMRC have designed a package of measures, including an investment of £8 million, to support the intermediaries sector ahead of March 2019.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Making Tax Digital for VAT pilot open for business

    A pilot for a new online VAT service was launched today, with HMRC inviting more than half a million businesses to try it ahead of new rules coming into force in April 2019.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • FST speech to the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Dinner: 27 September 2018

    Mel Stride delivered a speech on the relevance and potential of the UK-Hong Kong relationship.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • HMRC warns it's time to declare offshore assets

    Taxpayers could face penalties if they fail to declare their income on foreign assets before Requirement to Correct legislation comes into force.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • £850 million record boost for creative sectors

    Britain’s world-leading creative sector has benefited from over £850 million of support in the last year, official statistics showed today (19 July 2018).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Finance Bill 2018-19: government releases draft legislation

    This legislation, which implements tax policies announced in recent fiscal events, continues the government’s commitment to a competitive and fair tax system.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Record number of fake HMRC websites deactivated

    HMRC has removed more than 20,000 malicious websites during the past year, but warns people to stay alert to the threat from online fraudsters.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • One million married couples still eligible for £900 tax boost

    Three million UK couples have already taken advantage of Marriage Allowance but a million more are still eligible for the free tax break.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Low tax gap results in £71 billion for UK public services

    The latest tax gap figures show the success HMRC has had in reducing revenue lost to the public.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • HMRC saves public £2.4M by stopping fraudsters

    HMRC has saved the public over £2.4m by tackling fraudsters that trick them into using premium rate phone numbers for services that HMRC provide for free.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • HMRC warns on tax refund scams

    Fraudsters are sending scam emails and SMS-messages that promise tax rebates to trick people into disclosing their account and personal details.

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  • 69,000 households benefit from cut to stamp duty

    69,000 first-time buyers have benefited from the abolition of stamp duty land tax on properties under £300,000 since the relief was introduced.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New clampdown on tax avoidance and evasion will help to bring in £1.2 billion

    The measures are included in the Finance Act 2018 which received Royal Assent today (15 March 2018).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • HM Treasury welcomes new ministerial team

    The Chancellor Philip Hammond has today (10 January 2018) welcomed the department’s new ministerial team.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New tax consultation timetable published today

    The updated guidance sets out how the consultation process will work when there is just one fiscal event each year – an Autumn Budget.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Finance Bill 2017-18 legislates for Autumn Budget tax changes

    The Finance Bill takes steps to help young people with the cost of living, crack down on tax avoidance and evasion, and protect the environment.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Stop facilitating tax evasion or face criminal prosecution, HMRC tells corporations

    Corporations could be prosecuted if they fail to prevent staff from criminally facilitating tax evasion under a new HMRC law that comes into effect this weekend.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government