HMRC News
HMRC news
- Pensioners urged to be alert to Winter Fuel Payment scams 14 April 2026Winter Fuel Payments paid in winter 2025 will be recovered from pensioners with income above £35,000
- Edition 4: Ready, Steady, File! 9 April 2026HMRC’s latest newsletter for participants of the 2025 testing programme.
- Valuation Office joins HM Revenue and Customs 1 April 2026The Valuation Office will deliver Council Tax and business rates valuations within HMRC.
- HMRC says UK businesses should apply now for Vaping Products Duty 1 April 2026From today, UK vaping product manufacturers, importers and warehousekeepers can apply for Vaping Products Duty and Vaping Duty Stamps Scheme approval.
- Valuation Office – New rateable values come into effect for 2026 to 2029 1 April 2026View your new valuation and tell us if something is incorrect.
- Millions of families in line for Child Benefit rate increase 31 March 2026Families claiming Child Benefit will see an increase in payments from next week.
- Tax avoidance — don't get caught out 26 March 2026Personal stories from people who have been caught up in tax avoidance schemes.
- HMRC response to the Adjudicator’s 2024 to 2025 annual report 26 March 2026HM Revenue and Customs' and the Valuation Office Agency’s response to the Adjudicator's Office annual report published in October 2025.
- Save on Easter childcare egg-spenses with Tax-Free Childcare 25 March 2026Families encouraged to use Tax-Free Childcare to save thousands on their childcare bills.
- Got a…gap in your tax knowledge? Get ‘Tax Confident’ 19 March 2026HMRC launches Tax Confident, a new website to help people understand tax in plain, simple terms.
- VOA integration with HMRC 19 March 2026Information about integration on 1 April 2026.
- Hundreds of employers handed penalties for illegally underpaying workers 19 March 2026389 employers from across the UK named for failing to pay workers the minimum wage to tens of thousands of workers.
- New figures reveal 7 million started a new job in 2025 4 March 2026Jobseekers and those starting new jobs encouraged to download the HMRC app for essential job-related information.
- HMRC introduces GOV.UK One Login for new customers 9 February 2026HMRC introduces GOV.UK One Login.
- Claim your Child Trust Fund this National Apprenticeship Week 9 February 2026Young people encouraged to claim their Child Trust Fund savings for financial head start
- Act now: 864,000 sole traders and landlords face new tax rules in two months 5 February 2026More than 860,000 sole traders and landlords need to start using digital tax reporting from 6 April.
- 11.48 million beat the Self Assessment deadline 3 February 2026Millions of taxpayers filed their Self Assessment tax return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year by the deadline.
- Eight days left to file your Self Assessment 23 January 2026Time is running out for the millions of taxpayers yet to file their Self Assessment tax return.
- Business rates revaluation 2026 22 January 2026You can now see the future rateable value for your business property.
- VOA launches new customer feedback survey 20 January 2026The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) will launch a new customer feedback survey in January 2026.
