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His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (commonly HM Revenue and Customs, or HMRC) [4] [5] is a non-ministerial department of the UK Government responsible for the collection of taxes, the payment of some forms of state support, the administration of other regulatory regimes including the national minimum wage and the issuance of national insurance numbers.
The fraud occurs when the criminals sell the goods with VAT in the UK but fail to pass the VAT to HMRC. [48] The goods are often repeatedly shipped around EU countries by criminal gang networks, hence the "carousel" name. [49] According to the HMRC, between £1.1bn and £1.9bn tax revenue was lost in 2004/05 due to carousel fraud. [49]
[citation needed] Until 2001, VAT was charged at the full rate on sanitary towels. [58] VAT was introduced in 1973, in consequence of Britain's entry to the European Economic Community, at a standard rate of 10 per cent. In July 1974, the standard rate became 8 per cent and from October that year petrol was taxed at a new higher rate of 25 per ...
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A government paper in March 2017 stated that Value Added Tax (VAT) would become the first tax to move to the digital system in April 2019, but would only be mandatory for businesses and landlords with turnover above the VAT threshold (at that time £85,000).
Anyone who collects VAT becomes a VAT Trustee if they: register and collect a Business Identification Number (BIN) from the NBR; submit VAT returns on time; offer VAT receipts; store all cash-memos; and use the VAT rebate system responsibly. VAT Mentors work in the VAT or Customs department and deal with trustees. The VAT rate is a flat 15%.
The 2004 Budget included proposals to merge HM Customs and Excise with the Board of Inland Revenue to form a new department, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The merger was implemented by the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 with effect from 18 April 2005.
An Employer Reference Number Number (ERN Number) or Employer PAYE Reference is a unique reference number issued in the United Kingdom by HMRC to an employer. [1] Every organisation operating a Pay As You Earn (PAYE) scheme is allocated an ERN, a unique set of letters and numbers used by HMRC (and others) to identify each employer, consisting of a three-digit HMRC office number and a reference ...