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Reporting serious tax avoidance or evasion (Strengthened Reward Scheme)
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What the document holds
GOV.UK guidance for the Strengthened Reward Scheme (26 Nov 2025): reward 15-30% of tax collected (excluding penalties and interest) when information leads to at least £1.5 million collected; discretionary; exclusions (civil servants, the taxpayer involved, information already known, illegal funding risk, legal duty, acting for others, second-hand from ineligible persons, anonymous reports); how to report (form character limits of 1,200 and 500 are not programme data); no feedback; years may pass before payment. All five rules and the launch event were already recorded; nothing further in scope. Rules restated from other sources are now recorded from this document too (decision 8).
What it supports
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Reward rules (5)
- Anonymous reports allowedreward eligibilityNoSince 26 Nov 2025 · HMRC 2025United Kingdom · HMRC Strengthened Reward Scheme
- Award is discretionaryall rewardsYesSince 26 Nov 2025 · HMRC 2025United Kingdom · HMRC Strengthened Reward Scheme
- Maximum award sharetax collected, excluding penalties and interest30%Since 26 Nov 2025 · HMRC 2025United Kingdom · HMRC Strengthened Reward Scheme
- Minimum award sharetax collected, excluding penalties and interest15%Since 26 Nov 2025 · HMRC 2025United Kingdom · HMRC Strengthened Reward Scheme
- Minimum sanctions or amount collected to qualifytax collectedGBP 1,500,000Since 26 Nov 2025 · HMRC 2025United Kingdom · HMRC Strengthened Reward Scheme
About the document
What it covers Rules of HMRC's Strengthened Reward Scheme: 15-30% of tax collected when at least £1.5 million is collected; discretionary; no payment for anonymous reports.
Notes GOV.UK guidance, first published 26 Nov 2025 (Budget day). Does not state a start date.
Source id gbr-hmrc-srs-guidance-2025 · accessed 3 Oct 2026