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The HMRC division dedicated to investigating the affairs of affluent taxpayers collected £137.2m in additional tax in 2013/14, up from £85.7m in 2012/13, an increase of 62%, according to law firm Pinsent Masons.
Around 500,000 individuals are potential targets of the Revenue team that focuses on UK residents with an annual income in excess of £150,000 or wealth of more than £1m. They are people not deemed rich enough to be the concern of the tax department’s high net-worth unit.
The tax system costs businesses up to £10bn in hidden costs a year, with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) bearing the brunt, according to research by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT).
The organisation’s survey of 500 firms found that each SME pays an average of £4,376 in tax compliance costs, just under half the £8,907 paid by larger businesses.
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