Tag archive: HMRC

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the British equivalent of the IRS, regularly sends out updated software to small businesses. But, according to The Register, some people who received the February CD of updates, which should have included form generators and tax calculators, got a surprise. Instead, they found themselves opening a CD containing a total of 16 children’s stories, all being told in German. It was, of… Read More

‘Tis the season to be wary of counterfeit items. In the UK, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued a warning after seizing hundreds of fake Nintendo DS and DS Lite consoles with dangerous power adapters. A number of people had ordered the products after being attracted by the price, around $60 rather than the normal $150. Nintendo has said it did not produce the adapters. HMRC warned that people should only… Read More

On the final day to file self-assessment taxes in the UK, the website of the agency handling the returns – Her Majesty’s Customs and Revenue (HMRC)– went down. The timing, you might say, was not the best.   According to HMRC, the site went down for a while as many people attempted to file their returns electronically yesterday– the final day to file – Vnunet reports.   A statement on the HMRC site said,   “HMRC's self assessment… Read More

It’s proved to be a huge scandal in British government, with more revelations arriving daily. The loss of two CDs containing data on about 25 million people in the UK – almost half the population – has finally sparked the offer of a reward. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is offering £20,000 ($40,000) for the return of the two disks.   This comes after extensive searching by a team including 47… Read More