Written Question·Treasury·UIN 78832
Home Shopping: VAT
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 16 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Sarah Green
Liberal Democrat — Chesham and Amersham
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential losses to the exchequer as a result of sales made on online market places by companies which trade only for a short period then are closed before VAT arrears can be recove
Answer
Dan TomlinsonHMRC do not have an estimate of the losses arising as a result of sales made on online marketplaces by companies which trade only for a short period then are closed before VAT arrears can be recovered.