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I feel you should include the latest story about this body's failure to secure £25 billion (equivalent to the entire UK annual Housing Benefit bill) from large corporations, whilst hounding small businesses for money they do not owe. The Taxpayers appear to have been duped into believing it is somehow essential for the government to make thousands of them homeless by making savage cuts to benefits, when all that was required to balance the books was for a few of the upper echelons at HMRC to perform the duties they are paid to. 79.70.237.168 ( talk) 23:58, 20 December 2011 (UTC)twl 79.70.237.168 ( talk) 23:58, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
HMRC are disputing the facts about the deals with big business. If a section on this was included, we could only report on the accusation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.40.152.129 ( talk) 20:02, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
Address is 1 Parliament Street, rather than 100. The building is double-fronted, with HMRC working mostly from the 1 Parliament Street side and HM Treasury working from the 1 Horse Guards Parade side. Chris talk back 01:30, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
David Varney is no longer going to be chairman or perm sec - he is going to be advisor to Gordon Brown
Saying that HMRC has become more efficient under Lean is factually inaccurate. In fact, union bosses have published many internal documents showing how productivity has actually gone down. Maybe not the most reliable source, but in any case i've cleaned up that section to present only the facts. RomBurns 20:57, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
"HMRC is responsible for ...UK frontier protection..."; so this is the function of HMRC and not the Home Office? What sort of enforcement capabilities do they have, armed border guards, etc.? Thanks. Have Gun, Will Travel 18:10, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
OK, HMRC do not provide border controls, they are merely there to check imports/exports etc.. The new Border_and_Immigration_Agency does, and will get more powers soon.
Disgruntled Lemmings is an unofficial staff forum for all HMRC employees so I have added a link to it in order for people to see what is discussed.
Travelling through ports and airports recently, I see that customs officers are still wearing the same uniforms, with the same rank markings, as were current before the merger. Does anyone know if the rank structure has remained the same? Is any change planned? Is the old rank template at Template:UK Customs rank insignia suitable for inclusion on this page? Timothy Titus Talk To TT 20:56, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
The UKBA website doesn't clear things up. [1] [2]. As far as I know, before the merger with Inland Revenue, Customs had uniformed investigators with powers of search and arrest, that had jurisdiction throughout the country, not just at ports of entry. So, which agency do uniformed Customs officers work for now, if any, and with what ranks, insignia and uniform? Do uniformed HMRC officers work at ports alongside the UKBA? -- Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) ( Talk) 14:02, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
This 2008 press release suggests that Customs Cutters are operated by the Home Office. -- Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) ( Talk) 14:05, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
I have now read the launch press release that includes (my emphasis):
So
What a full merger means, I don't know: will the merged agency collect import duty and VAT, or will it still be HMRC (Treasury not Home Office), or both? Did HMRC ever search or arrest suspected smugglers, do they now, and will they after the full merger? Yes, yes and yes - and they do not need to involve the police to do so (logical since Customs in various names pre-dates the creation of the police) 90.218.116.220 ( talk) 23:13, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
-- Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) ( Talk) 14:15, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
The merger was formally completed on 5 August 2009, and most staff have now transferred to the new agency. HMRC will retain responsibility for Customs policy, VAT collection and "inland detection", for example seizing contraband cigarettes at locations other than ports and airports. All border functions are now UKBA. Thom2002 ( talk) 21:46, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
Government documents normally refer to the agency as HM Revenue and Customs. Shouldn't we do the same? This avoids the need to rapidly move the page, should a male monarch accede to the throne. -- Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) ( Talk) 11:32, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
Done. (I moved it from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.) Thanks for pointing out the consensus around the ships. -- Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) ( Talk) 12:12, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
Better to have just HM as it will future proof any documents from the inevitable change of monarchs-- 212.69.56.91 ( talk) 07:15, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
It's not really up to Wikipedia to decide these things. The fact is, HMRC is actually called "Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs." This is provided for in the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005, c11(4) http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2005/ukpga_20050011_en_1. This can only be changed by changing the law, not be changing Wikipedia pages. To change the page as soon as Her Maj passes on would be inaccurate. Thom2002 ( talk) 12:40, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
PS I don't think it should be changed back either, but I thought that "His/Her Majesty" was definitely going too far! Thom2002 ( talk) 12:57, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
It appears that the correct answer is that it varies to His Majesty's Revenue and Customs or Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs depending on the monarch - while Thom2002 is correct to say that it is provided for by the 2005 Act, this has to be read with s 10 of the Interpretation Act 1978 "References to the Sovereign" "In any Act a reference to the Sovereign reigning at the time of the passing of the Act is to be construed, unless the contrary intention appears, as a reference to the Sovereign for the time being." [1] 88.98.11.130 ( talk) 13:58, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
HMRC is not required to maintain a register of all taxpayers. The link which supports this does not evidence this either. There is no pro actively maintained register of taxpayers. For example, income tax payers are required to notify their own chargeability. There is work done by the Valuation Office Agency to maintain details of properties for the purpose of council tax, but this is a different matter. Removed the reference to maintaining a list. Big80sFan ( talk) 16:17, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
HMRC is defined in the opening sentence as a "non-ministerial department", yet we are told several paragraphs in that "The Treasury Minister with oversight of HMRC is the Financial Secretary to the Treasury". Isn't it in fact an executive agency of HM Treasury? BTW, the entire category of "non-ministerial department" (for the UK) is highly questionable. The Forestry Commission, for instance, reports to DEFRA, the Government Actuary's Department is controlled by the Treasury, and so on. If anyone is interested, and well-informed, could something be done about reviewing this category and (as I suspect will be necessary) eventually eliminating it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.76.82.45 ( talk) 08:08, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Good question! HMRC is a non-ministerial department in the sense that the Commissioners of Revenue and Customs (who are civil servants) are directly accountable for discharging its statutory responsibilities, rather than a government minister. This is to prevent any Government from using tax investigations into individuals or companies as a political tool. However, the Exchequer Secretary is responsible to Parliament for HMRC's overall performance and he sets out its annual remit in a letter to the Chief Executive. This is somewhat contradictory but the article correctly reflects the official position in law. The Financial Secretary is no longer responsible for HMRC and I have updated the article to reflect this. Non-Ministerial Department is an official category of Government bodies and the structure of the Wikipedia articles reflects this. Thom2002 ( talk) 17:05, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
The article states that there are around £78K employees. I know that HMRC is massively downsizing through natural wastage and I'm 90% sure this figure is now out dated. Needs someone to look on the HMRC or NAO website to find the proper number. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.125.8.125 ( talk) 16:58, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
Done, although the new figure is not comparable with the old one as this is expressed as Full-Time Equivalent rather than total head-count. Thom2002 ( talk) 19:27, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Not moved Mike Cline ( talk) 18:19, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
HM Revenue and Customs →
HM Revenue & Customs – Per the name in the logo.
Unreal7 (
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Just because it is legislated for in the act, does not mean that the welsh language title is required in the lead of this article and in the infobox. This is a UK wide department, this is the English language wikipedia. The welsh name is not notable enough for the lead and infobox. BritishWatcher ( talk) 11:17, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
I'm not sure that the language of this Wikipedia or of the United Kingdom is the big issue here. This is an article about an organisation, and that organisation has promised to treat the Welsh and English languages on a basis of equality in Wales. That is why you see the titles presentated in this way here. Its the same as the article about eg Germany, which gives the title in German, "Bundesrepublik Deutschland" even though the language of this encylopedia is English. The Welsh title Cyllid a Thollau Ei Mawrhydi is every bit as valid as "Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs" (or whatever we end up calling the article!) Thom2002 ( talk) 11:51, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
Immediate disclosure: I work in HMRC's digital team.
There's plenty of more recent information on HMRC available. The most up-to-date information is on GOV.UK (not the older HMRC website) - see http://gov.uk/hmrc In particular HMRC's annual report and accounts for 2012/13 has information relevant to the Performance section Of course - this is the official information from HMRC. Alternative sources are available! RobinRileyHMRC ( talk) 10:21, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, sorry it's taken a while but here's my requested edit {{ Request edit}} - feel free to edit/alter as required. RobinRileyHMRC ( talk)
Suggested new text for Performance section:
HMRC collected £475.6 billion for the Treasury in 2011/12. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-report-and-accounts-2012-13--3
In October 2012 HMRC cleared a backlog of 17.9 million ‘legacy’ PAYE open cases, which had built up during a change of PAYE system in 2008/9. [18] Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/making-it-easier-for-hmrc-customers-to-deal-with-their-taxes
In recent years HMRC has claimed to be making significant improvements in its performance in responding to phone calls, and in turnaround times for letters. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/making-it-easier-for-hmrc-customers-to-deal-with-their-taxes
Also, suggest consider moving this from "performance" to "controversies" section: In 2007–08 HMRC overpaid tax credits to the value of £1 billion; at the end of March 2009, HMRC had £4.4 billion of overpayments to be recovered.[19]
Supposedly voice recognition, sends you anywhere. And then puts you on hold for ages(now 15 minutes). Hence, NEVER call them (they charge 9p per minute on land line, 40p on mobile.) They don't have a published e-mail address either. Always send a letter. 178.78.75.150 ( talk) 14:21, 23 October 2014 (UTC)
As of 1 April, Lin Homer is no longer the Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs. This role has been taken over by Jon Thompson with Edward Troup taking over as executive chair. Jon Thompson was formerly head of the MoD and Edward Troup was formerly the Director-General of Tax and Welfare. John Thompson is the seniormost Civil Servant in HMRC and Edward Troup is the seniormost tax official within the department
Anyone know what the title now is in Welsh as it needs changing. Cameron Scott ( talk)
There's been quite a bit of editing of the organisation's name. HMRC is unlike other Departments in that it was created by primary legislation, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005. The name is also created by this legislation, which reads, "The Commissioners and the officers of Revenue and Customs may together be referred to as Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs." Presumably, something will be done in due course to change this. Until that is done, the official name remains, "Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs." Other organisations work differently, so this will not apply to all organisations. Thom2002 ( talk) 10:50, 11 September 2022 (UTC). PS I should add that the Interpretation Act 1978 may allow this to change, but it will take some sort of official view rather than the judgement of Wikipedia editors. Thom2002 ( talk) 11:07, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
Issues not raised for 70 years make the transition complicated. Some of the changes took effect immediately: Her Majesty’s Government became His Majesty’s Government in an instant, while the same happened to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. That change is smoothed by both the government and taxman typically only using the prefix HM. Cameron Scott ( talk)
If it helps, the new name has started to appear in Court judgments:
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2022/1222.html
EuroAgurbash ( talk) 15:50, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
I wonder if accuracy might be better served by opening the article with HM Revenue and Customs (His or Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs or HMRC), or just HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) with a note later explaining the name situation. Rambo Apocalypse ( talk) 16:52, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
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I feel you should include the latest story about this body's failure to secure £25 billion (equivalent to the entire UK annual Housing Benefit bill) from large corporations, whilst hounding small businesses for money they do not owe. The Taxpayers appear to have been duped into believing it is somehow essential for the government to make thousands of them homeless by making savage cuts to benefits, when all that was required to balance the books was for a few of the upper echelons at HMRC to perform the duties they are paid to. 79.70.237.168 ( talk) 23:58, 20 December 2011 (UTC)twl 79.70.237.168 ( talk) 23:58, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
HMRC are disputing the facts about the deals with big business. If a section on this was included, we could only report on the accusation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.40.152.129 ( talk) 20:02, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
Address is 1 Parliament Street, rather than 100. The building is double-fronted, with HMRC working mostly from the 1 Parliament Street side and HM Treasury working from the 1 Horse Guards Parade side. Chris talk back 01:30, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
David Varney is no longer going to be chairman or perm sec - he is going to be advisor to Gordon Brown
Saying that HMRC has become more efficient under Lean is factually inaccurate. In fact, union bosses have published many internal documents showing how productivity has actually gone down. Maybe not the most reliable source, but in any case i've cleaned up that section to present only the facts. RomBurns 20:57, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
"HMRC is responsible for ...UK frontier protection..."; so this is the function of HMRC and not the Home Office? What sort of enforcement capabilities do they have, armed border guards, etc.? Thanks. Have Gun, Will Travel 18:10, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
OK, HMRC do not provide border controls, they are merely there to check imports/exports etc.. The new Border_and_Immigration_Agency does, and will get more powers soon.
Disgruntled Lemmings is an unofficial staff forum for all HMRC employees so I have added a link to it in order for people to see what is discussed.
Travelling through ports and airports recently, I see that customs officers are still wearing the same uniforms, with the same rank markings, as were current before the merger. Does anyone know if the rank structure has remained the same? Is any change planned? Is the old rank template at Template:UK Customs rank insignia suitable for inclusion on this page? Timothy Titus Talk To TT 20:56, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
The UKBA website doesn't clear things up. [1] [2]. As far as I know, before the merger with Inland Revenue, Customs had uniformed investigators with powers of search and arrest, that had jurisdiction throughout the country, not just at ports of entry. So, which agency do uniformed Customs officers work for now, if any, and with what ranks, insignia and uniform? Do uniformed HMRC officers work at ports alongside the UKBA? -- Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) ( Talk) 14:02, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
This 2008 press release suggests that Customs Cutters are operated by the Home Office. -- Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) ( Talk) 14:05, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
I have now read the launch press release that includes (my emphasis):
So
What a full merger means, I don't know: will the merged agency collect import duty and VAT, or will it still be HMRC (Treasury not Home Office), or both? Did HMRC ever search or arrest suspected smugglers, do they now, and will they after the full merger? Yes, yes and yes - and they do not need to involve the police to do so (logical since Customs in various names pre-dates the creation of the police) 90.218.116.220 ( talk) 23:13, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
-- Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) ( Talk) 14:15, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
The merger was formally completed on 5 August 2009, and most staff have now transferred to the new agency. HMRC will retain responsibility for Customs policy, VAT collection and "inland detection", for example seizing contraband cigarettes at locations other than ports and airports. All border functions are now UKBA. Thom2002 ( talk) 21:46, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
Government documents normally refer to the agency as HM Revenue and Customs. Shouldn't we do the same? This avoids the need to rapidly move the page, should a male monarch accede to the throne. -- Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) ( Talk) 11:32, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
Done. (I moved it from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.) Thanks for pointing out the consensus around the ships. -- Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) ( Talk) 12:12, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
Better to have just HM as it will future proof any documents from the inevitable change of monarchs-- 212.69.56.91 ( talk) 07:15, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
It's not really up to Wikipedia to decide these things. The fact is, HMRC is actually called "Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs." This is provided for in the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005, c11(4) http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2005/ukpga_20050011_en_1. This can only be changed by changing the law, not be changing Wikipedia pages. To change the page as soon as Her Maj passes on would be inaccurate. Thom2002 ( talk) 12:40, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
PS I don't think it should be changed back either, but I thought that "His/Her Majesty" was definitely going too far! Thom2002 ( talk) 12:57, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
It appears that the correct answer is that it varies to His Majesty's Revenue and Customs or Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs depending on the monarch - while Thom2002 is correct to say that it is provided for by the 2005 Act, this has to be read with s 10 of the Interpretation Act 1978 "References to the Sovereign" "In any Act a reference to the Sovereign reigning at the time of the passing of the Act is to be construed, unless the contrary intention appears, as a reference to the Sovereign for the time being." [1] 88.98.11.130 ( talk) 13:58, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
HMRC is not required to maintain a register of all taxpayers. The link which supports this does not evidence this either. There is no pro actively maintained register of taxpayers. For example, income tax payers are required to notify their own chargeability. There is work done by the Valuation Office Agency to maintain details of properties for the purpose of council tax, but this is a different matter. Removed the reference to maintaining a list. Big80sFan ( talk) 16:17, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
HMRC is defined in the opening sentence as a "non-ministerial department", yet we are told several paragraphs in that "The Treasury Minister with oversight of HMRC is the Financial Secretary to the Treasury". Isn't it in fact an executive agency of HM Treasury? BTW, the entire category of "non-ministerial department" (for the UK) is highly questionable. The Forestry Commission, for instance, reports to DEFRA, the Government Actuary's Department is controlled by the Treasury, and so on. If anyone is interested, and well-informed, could something be done about reviewing this category and (as I suspect will be necessary) eventually eliminating it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.76.82.45 ( talk) 08:08, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Good question! HMRC is a non-ministerial department in the sense that the Commissioners of Revenue and Customs (who are civil servants) are directly accountable for discharging its statutory responsibilities, rather than a government minister. This is to prevent any Government from using tax investigations into individuals or companies as a political tool. However, the Exchequer Secretary is responsible to Parliament for HMRC's overall performance and he sets out its annual remit in a letter to the Chief Executive. This is somewhat contradictory but the article correctly reflects the official position in law. The Financial Secretary is no longer responsible for HMRC and I have updated the article to reflect this. Non-Ministerial Department is an official category of Government bodies and the structure of the Wikipedia articles reflects this. Thom2002 ( talk) 17:05, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
The article states that there are around £78K employees. I know that HMRC is massively downsizing through natural wastage and I'm 90% sure this figure is now out dated. Needs someone to look on the HMRC or NAO website to find the proper number. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.125.8.125 ( talk) 16:58, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
Done, although the new figure is not comparable with the old one as this is expressed as Full-Time Equivalent rather than total head-count. Thom2002 ( talk) 19:27, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Not moved Mike Cline ( talk) 18:19, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
HM Revenue and Customs →
HM Revenue & Customs – Per the name in the logo.
Unreal7 (
talk) 16:56, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
Just because it is legislated for in the act, does not mean that the welsh language title is required in the lead of this article and in the infobox. This is a UK wide department, this is the English language wikipedia. The welsh name is not notable enough for the lead and infobox. BritishWatcher ( talk) 11:17, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
I'm not sure that the language of this Wikipedia or of the United Kingdom is the big issue here. This is an article about an organisation, and that organisation has promised to treat the Welsh and English languages on a basis of equality in Wales. That is why you see the titles presentated in this way here. Its the same as the article about eg Germany, which gives the title in German, "Bundesrepublik Deutschland" even though the language of this encylopedia is English. The Welsh title Cyllid a Thollau Ei Mawrhydi is every bit as valid as "Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs" (or whatever we end up calling the article!) Thom2002 ( talk) 11:51, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
Immediate disclosure: I work in HMRC's digital team.
There's plenty of more recent information on HMRC available. The most up-to-date information is on GOV.UK (not the older HMRC website) - see http://gov.uk/hmrc In particular HMRC's annual report and accounts for 2012/13 has information relevant to the Performance section Of course - this is the official information from HMRC. Alternative sources are available! RobinRileyHMRC ( talk) 10:21, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, sorry it's taken a while but here's my requested edit {{ Request edit}} - feel free to edit/alter as required. RobinRileyHMRC ( talk)
Suggested new text for Performance section:
HMRC collected £475.6 billion for the Treasury in 2011/12. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-report-and-accounts-2012-13--3
In October 2012 HMRC cleared a backlog of 17.9 million ‘legacy’ PAYE open cases, which had built up during a change of PAYE system in 2008/9. [18] Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/making-it-easier-for-hmrc-customers-to-deal-with-their-taxes
In recent years HMRC has claimed to be making significant improvements in its performance in responding to phone calls, and in turnaround times for letters. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/making-it-easier-for-hmrc-customers-to-deal-with-their-taxes
Also, suggest consider moving this from "performance" to "controversies" section: In 2007–08 HMRC overpaid tax credits to the value of £1 billion; at the end of March 2009, HMRC had £4.4 billion of overpayments to be recovered.[19]
Supposedly voice recognition, sends you anywhere. And then puts you on hold for ages(now 15 minutes). Hence, NEVER call them (they charge 9p per minute on land line, 40p on mobile.) They don't have a published e-mail address either. Always send a letter. 178.78.75.150 ( talk) 14:21, 23 October 2014 (UTC)
As of 1 April, Lin Homer is no longer the Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs. This role has been taken over by Jon Thompson with Edward Troup taking over as executive chair. Jon Thompson was formerly head of the MoD and Edward Troup was formerly the Director-General of Tax and Welfare. John Thompson is the seniormost Civil Servant in HMRC and Edward Troup is the seniormost tax official within the department
Anyone know what the title now is in Welsh as it needs changing. Cameron Scott ( talk)
There's been quite a bit of editing of the organisation's name. HMRC is unlike other Departments in that it was created by primary legislation, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005. The name is also created by this legislation, which reads, "The Commissioners and the officers of Revenue and Customs may together be referred to as Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs." Presumably, something will be done in due course to change this. Until that is done, the official name remains, "Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs." Other organisations work differently, so this will not apply to all organisations. Thom2002 ( talk) 10:50, 11 September 2022 (UTC). PS I should add that the Interpretation Act 1978 may allow this to change, but it will take some sort of official view rather than the judgement of Wikipedia editors. Thom2002 ( talk) 11:07, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
Issues not raised for 70 years make the transition complicated. Some of the changes took effect immediately: Her Majesty’s Government became His Majesty’s Government in an instant, while the same happened to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. That change is smoothed by both the government and taxman typically only using the prefix HM. Cameron Scott ( talk)
If it helps, the new name has started to appear in Court judgments:
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2022/1222.html
EuroAgurbash ( talk) 15:50, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
I wonder if accuracy might be better served by opening the article with HM Revenue and Customs (His or Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs or HMRC), or just HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) with a note later explaining the name situation. Rambo Apocalypse ( talk) 16:52, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
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Department name has CHANGED. Now known as His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs after the death of Queen Elizabeth. Margeor21 ( talk) 15:08, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
{{
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