Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, What estimate his Department has made of the average cost to businesses of successfully defending a court case brought by HMRC in each of the last five years.

This question was answered on 11th September 2023
HMRC does not estimate or collect customer data on the costs incurred by businesses who seek to contest an assessment through the courts.

More detail of the department’s litigation strategy can be found on GOV.UK at www.gov.uk/government/publications/litigation-and-settlement-strategy-lss