HM Revenue and Customs

HM Revenue And Customs

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) (Welsh: Cyllid a Thollau Ei Mawrhydi) is a non-ministerial department of the UK Government responsible for the collection of taxes, the payment of some forms of state support and the administration of other regulatory regimes including the national minimum wage.

HMRC was formed by the merger of the Inland Revenue and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise which took effect on 18 April 2005. The department's logo is the St Edward's Crown enclosed within a circle.

Read more about HM Revenue And Customs:  Departmental Responsibilities, Powers of Officers, Governance Structure, Merger, Efficiency Gains and Job Cuts, Performance, Computerisation of Tax System

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