Unpaid Taxes
Commons · Question 101224 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of unpaid tax liabilities is written off each year; and according to what criteria HMRC determines when a tax debt will no longer be pursued.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 5 Jan 2026
HMRC is committed to closing the tax gap further and tackling non-compliant behaviours such as tax evasion, tax avoidance, criminal attacks, error, failure to take reasonable care, hidden economy activity, legal interpretation issues, and non-payment. In ...