Andrew Marr

London

Political Editor at The New Statesman

Presenter at LBC

LBC presenter, political editor New Statesman, painter, Scot

Articles

Rise in HMRC ‘dawn raids’

1 week ago | taxjournal.com | Veronica McMahon |Andrew Marr |David Whiscombe

HMRC conducted 648 dawn raids last year up from 623 raids in the previous year in their continuing campaign against tax evasion according to figures obtained by Pinsent Masons. Pinsents note that HMRC have conducted property raids to pursue alleged fraud within R&D tax credits: Green Jellyfish a tax consultancy firm accused of facilitating false R&D tax relief claims (and which has now ceased trading) was raided in September 2024.
HMRC manual changes: 23 May 2025

2 weeks ago | taxjournal.com | Veronica McMahon |Andrew Marr |David Whiscombe

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NHS Ayrshire & Arran Health Board v HMRC

2 weeks ago | taxjournal.com | Veronica McMahon |Andrew Marr |David Whiscombe

In NHS Ayrshire & Arran Health Board v HMRC [2025] UKFTT 502 (TC) (1 May) the FTT found that the construction of a secure mental health unit for children did not qualify for zero-rating as it was classified as part of a ‘hospital or similar institution’.
What’s the point of a Labour government that allows child poverty?

2 weeks ago | newstatesman.com | Andrew Marr

Let’s be truly unfashionable and talk of political morality: what is the moral core of social democracy? I’m talking not of “the government” but the individuals sitting around the cabinet table: what are the values they rely on when, for instance, taking decisions about wealth and poverty? This is timely for two reasons. First, the near-at-hand one.
Beyond the billions: how the 100 Group’s tax contribution reflects a broader corporate responsibility

2 weeks ago | taxjournal.com | David Gordon |Veronica McMahon |Andrew Marr |David Whiscombe

Each year the 100 Group which represents many of the UK’s largest companies releases a snapshot of its members’ tax and wider contribution. The 2024 Total Tax Contribution (TTC) report published by PwC offers a striking reminder of just how much large businesses contribute to public finances and the wider economy. In 2023/24 the 100 Group’s total tax contribution reached £93.3bn equivalent to 9.9% of total UK government receipts.
HMRC power to extend deadline for submission of final VAT return

2 weeks ago | taxjournal.com | Veronica McMahon |Andrew Marr |David Whiscombe

The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations SI 2025/578 address an administrative inflexibility by providing HMRC with the power to extend by direction the length of the period a person has available to make their final return when becoming de-registered from VAT. There is said to be no change to the current policy as it is current practice to extend the deadline a business has to submit its final return for a reasonable period under an administrative concession.
N Powell v HMRC

2 weeks ago | taxjournal.com | Veronica McMahon |Andrew Marr |David Whiscombe

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HMRC v Industria Umbrella Ltd (In liquidation)

2 weeks ago | taxjournal.com | Veronica McMahon |Andrew Marr |David Whiscombe

In HMRC v Industria Umbrella Ltd (In liquidation) [2025] UKFTT 494 (TC) (30 April) the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) held that when considering the quantum of a penalty for the failure to notify arrangements under the disclosure of tax avoidance schemes (DOTAS) rules the amount determined by the daily penalty calculation was insufficient holding instead that the maximum £1m penalty was necessary.
Committee calls for delay to APR and BPR changes

2 weeks ago | taxjournal.com | Veronica McMahon |Andrew Marr |David Whiscombe

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Certainty in uncertain times

2 weeks ago | taxjournal.com | Jenny Doak |Erica Rees |Veronica McMahon |Andrew Marr

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