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. ...