HM Revenue & Customs

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HM Revenue & Customs

the department dealing with the former activities of the Inland Revenue and HM Customs & Excise. The two bodies were merged in 2005. The joint body is responsible for collecting the bulk of tax revenue, paying tax credits and child benefit, as well the enforcement of the national minimum wage and recovery of student loan repayments. It handles VALUE ADDED TAX. It also has responsibility for preventing banned goods like drugs and firearms from entering the country.

Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006

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ISLAMABAD -- The UK has renewed its support to strengthening Pakistan's tax system, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the UK's revenue authority, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on Wednesday.

Extended UK-Pakistan MoU offers wider tax support

An investigation by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs [HMRC] into the Frog Lane pizza shop took place.

People-smuggler in PS23k VAT swindle; pizza shop boss gets suspended jail term for avoiding tax

ISLAMABAD -- The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the United Kingdom's Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen Pakistan's tax collection system.

FBR, UK's revenue agency sign MoU to strengthen Pakistan's tax collection system

The ECHO contacted Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs for further information on the tax which can be added on items ordered from abroad.

Don't get caught out by customs charges

The WRA will work with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to collect the property tax and with Natural Resources Wales to collect the landfill charges.

Wales will raise its own taxes for stamp duty and landfill; Minister to launch tax collection bill which should raise PS300m for 2018-2019

Ed Miliband will also order an "aggressive" review into the practices of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, he said yesterday.

Ed's pledge to drub dodgers

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs have started writing to 5.5 million taxpayers to tell them they either paid too much or not enough in 2013-14.

Tax misery for 2m

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs workers in Carmarthen, Pembroke Dock, Merthyr Tydfil and Colwyn Bay are affected.

HMRC jobs under threat as tax work goes online

Last Thursday officers stopped a van in Cowpen Road, Blyth, which was checked by staff from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs and found to be unlawfully using red diesel.

Illegal diesel arrests

This workshop has been organised by the Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit in cooperation with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) from the United Kingdom.

Asset recovery workshop held in Dubai

Keith Morgan, for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, said teams of officers were actively hunting law-breakers.

80,000 cigs netted in market raid

According to Bloomberg, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs has said that it would write to account holders of HSBC Holdings Plc (LSE: HSBA) in Geneva who are suspected of hiding their incomes and gains.