New tax checks on licence renewal applications
This measure introduces a new tax check for applications to renew some licenses. This will address part of the hidden economy. The hidden economy is sources of taxable income that have not been declared to HMRC.
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Linked documents
- Policy Paper New tax checks for licence renewal applications
- Bill Amendment Draft legislation (accessible version)
- Explanatory Note Explanatory note (accessible version)
▤ Verbatim text from source document
The tax check will apply to renewed applications in England and Wales for licenses to:
- drive a taxi and private hire vehicle
- operate a private hire vehicle business
- carry on the business of a scrap metal dealer on a site
- carry on business as a mobile collector of scrap metal