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Corporation Tax: Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion

Commons · Question 40306 · Tabled 21 Mar 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 26 Mar 2025

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Asked by Rosena Allin-Khan

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

Answered by James Murray, 26 Mar 2025

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 ...