Electronic Commerce: Taxation

(asked on 14th November 2025) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many online marketplace sellers have been required to pay a tax liability following a HMRC tax inquiry, and what was the average amount owed.


Answered by
Dan Tomlinson Portrait
Dan Tomlinson
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 19th November 2025

HMRC does not segment it's data by trade sector, so is not able to accurately identify the number of businesses in any one sector which have been subject to a HMRC Tax Enquiry.

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