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Written question asked by John Healey (Labour) on Friday, 4 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 October 2019. It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 October 2019 on behalf of the Treasury.


Landlords: Taxation

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the gap between tax owed and tax paid by private landlords.

Answer

The information requested is not available as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) do not make a separate estimate of the proportion of the total tax gap attributable to private landlords.

However, HMRC do estimate the tax gap arising from individuals in employment who have not declared and therefore not paid tax on lettings income. The latest estimate of this tax gap was £560 million for the tax year 2017-18.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
294679
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Landlords Private rented housing Taxation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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