HMRC

10% higher than last year, commentators note

Complexity is part and parcel of tax reliefs and exemptions

'Criminal investigations are reserved for the most egregious cases'

Clarity on tax implications

IHT receipts rise to £7bn for financial year so far

HMRC ‘does not have a clear objective or strategy to tackle the issue’, committee finds

'I'm keeping my celebrations on ice as the biggest issue is still unresolved'

'HMRC has belatedly accepted that the status quo is unacceptable'

The editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 24 January

Pensioners over-taxed by £1.3bn since 2015