Tax Avoidance
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individual disguised remuneration cases are outstanding that need to be resolved by HMRC.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson
Tackling disguised remuneration (DR) and the promotion and use of DR schemes is a priority for the Government.
The ‘Measuring Tax Gaps 2026 edition: estimates for 2024 to 2025’, last updated on 23 June 2026, confirms that the tax gap from marketed avoidance sold primarily to individuals, has fallen from an estimated £1.5 billion in 2005-06 to £0.2 billion in 2024-25.
HMRC regularly publishes information about tax avoidance schemes and their promoters (and others connected to the selling of the schemes) on Gov.uk, to help taxpayers identify them and steer clear of becoming involved.
Furthermore, additional criminal sanctions were introduced in the Finance Act 2026. These enhance the deterrent against promotion of tax avoidance and increase protection against harm caused to the exchequer, the tax system and taxpayers.
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