Written Question·Treasury·UIN 40306

Corporation Tax: Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion

Tabled: 21 March 2025
Answered: 26 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

LabourTooting

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the amount of corporation tax lost due to tax (a) evasion and (b) avoidance during the current financial year to date.

Answer

James Murray
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates the size of the tax gap, which is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid. The tax gap statistics are published annually. The latest estimates are ...

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