HMRC’s capital gains tax investigations soar to new highs
The number of investigations into capital gains tax (CGT) rose by 26% last year, netting HMRC £266 million from Brits who had underpaid. The taxman closed 9,800 investigations in 2024/25, up from 7,800 the previous financial year, according to new Freedom of Information (FOI) figures – the highest number of investigations in a tax year…