Written questions

Tax Evasion: Businesses

Commons · Question 41682 · Tabled 26 Mar 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 31 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to (a) reduce the levels of tax evasion by of cash-only high street businesses and (b) support small businesses to adopt card payment systems.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 31 Mar 2025

HMRC is committed to ensuring the tax system operates fairly and efficiently, creating a level playing field for compliant businesses. Most businesses pay what they owe, but a minority fail to register or only declare a portion of their earnings for tax. ...