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Gap between tax expected and paid at £32bn in 2020/21 – HMRC

The total tax due to be paid fell from £672 billion in 2019/20 to £635 billion in 2020/21, due to the economic impact of Covid-19, HMRC said.

The Independent UK

HMRC sets out new plan to stop rip-off agents pocketing hefty fees from people claiming tax refunds

Middlemen can make tax claims on someone else’s behalf and some may end up taking up to half, or even more, of the repayment.

Daily Record

DWP benefit claimants to get £650 cost of living payment - 400,000 North East families eligible

More than eight million households in the UK will get a cash to ease cost of living pressures, including almost 400,000 in the North East

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'Rip off' tax reclaim firms to be reviewed in new HMRC clampdown proposal

Third-party rebate firms can charge a fee of up to 48% for their service - despite it being free to put in a claim yourself via the Gov.uk website. HMRC is consulting on how it can better protect customers

Daily Mirror

Taxpayers could be given stronger protections when using repayment agents

Agents can make routine tax claims on someone else’s behalf and some may end up taking up to half, or even more, of the payment, HMRC said.

The Independent UK

Nearly 3 in 4 Newcastle families have been targeted by scammers - how to avoid being conned

From bogus Government and HMRC scams to fake parcel delivery texts - what to look out for

Chronicle Live

Glasgow Abandon Ship bar's future in doubt as HMRC asks court to 'wind up' company

The company that owns Glasgow's Abandon Ship bar is the subject of a winding-up petition by HMRC months after a collective grievance was submitted by workers earlier in the year.

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Full list of DWP Cost of Living Payments for people on low incomes and certain benefits

All the benefits that qualify for between £150 and £650 in extra cash support.

Daily Record

After Brexit, I have to pay £55 to release my husband’s present

A reader writes that a rucksack bought online was held in customs until they paid up

The Guardian - UK

Future of Scots pub firm Macmerry in doubt after HMRC asks courts to wind up company

Macmerry, which operates more than a dozen theme bars across Glasgow, Dundee and London, is the subject of a winding up petition that was filed at Dundee Sheriff Court on May 27.

Daily Record

Nottingham rail passengers 'worried' over this week's rail strikes as customers told not to travel

Local businesses also think they will be affected

Nottingham Post

HMRC giving UK parents a £500 tax free cash boost

Working parents can be given hundreds of pounds towards childcare

Liverpool Echo

HMRC to offer £500 tax free summer boost for working parents

More than 500,000 families used the Tax-Free Childcare scheme last year, but as many as 1.3 million families could be eligible for it

Chronicle Live

HMRC update on £500 tax free summer cash boost for parents

It comes as the cost of living crisis worsens

Nottingham Post

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Daily Mirror

Petrol prices: How much money your boss should pay per mile if you use your car for

Your employer can pay you for every mile you drive if you use your own vehicle for work, but how much you get varies - and now many drivers worry they aren't getting enough

Daily Record

Taxi tycoon and one of Scotland's richest men revealed to be deliberate tax cheat

Millionaire Steven Malcolm, who has been associated with organised crime figures, was fined by HMRC.

Glasgow Live

HMRC urges working parents to apply for £500 tax free summer boost

Working parents who have young or school-aged children could be missing out on as much as £1,000 every three months to help with childcare costs over the summer

The Independent UK

HMRC scraps plans for new Inland Border Facility in Dover

Officials says by no longer going ahead with the plans it will save £120 million

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Daily Record

HMRC urges working families not to miss out on £500 tax-free boost to help cover costs this summer

More than 29,000 families in Scotland have used Tax-Free Childcare in the last year.

Chronicle Live

Infamous Newcastle city centre eyesore now totally demolished in huge revamp of Pilgrim Street

Commercial Union House has now been reduced to rubble, under a major transformation making way for a £155m office complex that will house thousands of HMRC staff

Daily Record

HMRC confirms some Tax Credits claimants will receive first part of £650 cost of living payment next month

Not all Working Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit payments for £326 will be made in July.

Chronicle Live

'Totally unacceptable' Northumberland community nurses paid 26p LESS per mile than the agreed rate

The RCN say the lower rate is "putting a significant strain on their finances"

Evening Standard

Cost of Living payment: Who is eligible and when will the first half of the £650 payment be issued?

When people will get first half of £650 Cost of Living payment and who is eligible

Chronicle Live

Why duty free shopping has to be returned to the airport if your flight is cancelled

If your flight does not take off, not only does it cause chaos for your holiday, but anything you have bought in duty free is not yours to keep

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Panitzke: UK’s ‘most wanted woman’ jailed over VAT fraud

After nine years on the run in Spain, Panitzke has been jailed for eight years for her ‘pivotal role’ in a £1bn mobile phone tax scam

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