7 March 2024| CATEGORIES: Budget, VAT registration threshold, VAT-free shopping| TAGS: Spring Budget 2024, tax-free shopping, VAT registration threshold
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, presented his Spring Budget to the House of Commons on 6 March 2024. This article sets out the main points of interest from a VAT perspective.
6 March 2024| CATEGORIES: customer service, HMRC| TAGS: customer service, HMRC, PAC report
A Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report into HMRC performance in 2022-23 has concluded that the level of customer service at HMRC “has reached an all-time low”. The Committee received an unprecedented number of written submissions about HMRC’s performance, demonstrating the extent of taxpayers’ dissatisfaction over the quality of services and the impact on businesses.
