https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/sharing-and-publishing-data-for-public-benefit<\/a>. The report demonstrated that a controlled release of non-financial VAT registration data would have significant benefits for business in securing additional trade credit. Provisions to enable this are now in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill currently before Parliament.<\/p> <\/p>
The research report also identified that there may be benefits for HMRC in such data sharing although, without further work, it was not possible to quantify these. HMRC will consider how to follow up this work.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
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In 2013-14 HMRC\u2019s Large Business Service (LBS) dealt with the tax affairs of the 800 largest businesses in the UK. At 31 March 2014, HMRC employed 1,303 staff in LBS, equivalent to 1,198 full time posts.<\/p>
<\/p>
From 1 April 2014 HMRC\u2019s new Large Business (LB) directorate deals with the tax affairs of the 2,100 largest businesses in the UK.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC\u2019s) Large Business Service dealt with the tax affairs of the 800 or so largest businesses in the UK up to 31 March 2014. HMRC\u2019s approach has enabled it to recover around £31 bn in additional compliance revenues from large businesses, including those dealt with by Large Business Service, between April 2010 and March 2014.<\/p>
<\/p>
The number of tax risks under enquiry in the Large Business Service at the relevant dates were:<\/p>
31 March 2009 -2,477<\/p>
31March 2010 <\/strong>-3,230<\/p>31 March 2011 -2,721<\/p>
31 March 2012 -2,375<\/p>
31 March 2013 -2,314<\/p>
31 March 2014 -2,367<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p>HMRC deals with large business risks quickly, despite their complexity. In most cases it reaches a decision within 18 months.<\/p>
<\/p>
From 1 April 2014, HMRC\u2019s new Large Business directorate deals with the tax affairs of the 2,100 largest business in the UK.<\/p>
<\/p>
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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) refunds tax to individual customers for different types of taxes throughout the year. HMRC endeavours to refund tax as soon as practicable after they identify tax is to be refunded.<\/p>
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<\/p>
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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) refunds tax to individual customers for different types of taxes throughout the year. HMRC endeavours to refund tax as soon as practicable after they identify tax is to be refunded.<\/p>
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Budget 2014 announced that tobacco duty rates will continue to rise by 2% above RPI each year until the end of the next Parliament.<\/p>
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The abolition of Air Passenger Duty bands C and D cuts up to £52 per passenger off the cost of a journey originating in Northern Ireland, including connecting flights.<\/p>"}
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