Taxation: Fines

(asked on 20th January 2023) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average tax penalty paid to HMRC for (a) late and (b) underpaid taxation was in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.


Answered by
Victoria Atkins Portrait
Victoria Atkins
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
This question was answered on 26th January 2023

Below is a table providing the average penalty value (rounded to the nearest £ hundred) between 2019-20 to 2021-22.

Tax Years

Average Penalty Value

2019/20

£4,300

2020/21

£3,700

2021/22

£3,500

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