HMRC has clarified how it uses its powers to access bank accounts to check people are paying the right amount of tax. Amid a ...

Richard Las, chief investigation officer and director of the Fraud Investigation Service at HMRC, said the powers are used ...

In his last select committee appearance, outgoing boss Sir Jim Harra told MPs about the tax department’s ongoing work to ...

According to the Labour Party government's tax division rules under the Finance Act 2011, HMRC can already request bank details to ensure the appropriate tax is being paid. Richard Las ...

The UK tax body reports that around one in ten Brits are operating in what it calls the "hidden economy", with 65% of these ...

Under a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) disability benefits fraud clampdown, staff are being given the power to access ...

The government plans to raise the tax-free threshold for trading income – here is how it could help your side hustle ...

The DWP are clamping down on fraud, and staff are now being given the power to access bank accounts and take cash.

Richard Las, chief investigation officer and director of the Fraud Investigation Service at HMRC, was asked how these current ...

A top HMRC anti-fraud official has explained why the taxman routinely gathers extensive data from UK bank accounts. The topic ...

Under a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) disability benefits fraud clampdown, staff are being given the power to access ...