HMRC issues tax returns penalties (Opens new window)
850,000 penalties for late tax returns will be issued over the next fortnight,
550,000 fewer than the same time last year, HM Revenue & Customs
(HMRC) announced today.
Letters containing the £100 late-filing penalties are being sent to people who failed to send their 2010/11 Self Assessment returns to HMRC on time.
New HMRC video urges employers to dump the dummies (Opens new window)
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has launched a new online video to
help employers reduce the problems caused by inaccurate employee data.
Alcohol
smuggling gang jailed for £50m fraud (Opens new window)
A criminal gang has been jailed for one of the biggest ever alcohol
smuggling frauds uncovered in the UK.
The scam was worth £50m a year in unpaid duty and VAT which allowed the gang members to spend recklessly on high performance cars and luxury properties throughout Europe.
