HMRC News

HMRC has opened the second phase of mandatory tax adviser registration, giving advisers with Self Assessment or Corporation Tax accounts but no agent services account until 18 November 2026 to sign up.

HMRC has improved its online Report Tax Fraud service and is urging the public to report suspect high street businesses, as it plans more than 30,000 enforcement interventions in 2026-27.

A new £2.20-per-10ml excise duty on all vaping liquids starts on 1 October 2026, with unapproved manufacturers warned they may be unable to trade and could face civil or criminal sanctions.

HMRC's first dedicated cryptoasset figures show 240 people reported over £1 million in crypto gains in 2024-25, ahead of tougher international reporting rules from 2027.

The First-tier Tribunal has ruled that two landlord incorporation arrangements promoted by Property 118 and Cotswold Barristers are not notifiable under the DOTAS rules, cancelling HMRC's scheme reference numbers.

HMRC has released new videos to help informants report serious tax fraud and avoidance, with rewards of 15% to 30% of tax recovered where cases lead to at least £1.5 million being collected.

New tax advisers must register with HMRC by 18 August 2026 under mandatory rules designed to raise standards, with sanctions including penalties for those who ignore them.

Airbus Operations Limited has paid more than £6.4 million to HMRC after admitting multiple breaches of strategic export controls, the largest such settlement HMRC has ever reached.

The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed BlueCrest's appeal over £142m in PAYE and £55.3m in NICs, clarifying the LLP salaried members test.

Petrofac Facilities Management Ltd paid a £569,157 settlement and became the first firm HMRC has publicly named for breaching Russia sanctions rules.