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Electronic Sales Supression

Written by AJN Accountants
9 September 2022

Programming an electronic till to suppress the recording of sales amounts to tax evasion and HMRC can impose some serious penalties on retailers who do this.

HMRC are initially seeking out the producers and promoters of electronic till software that can be used for electronic sales suppression (ESS). Once they find a software distributor that is selling ESS software they will track down all the businesses that have purchased the software.

If HMRC discover that you have purchased ESS enabling tools they will send you a notice to remove the software from your tills within 30 days. If you ignore that notice HMRC can impose a penalty of up to £50,000.

To avoid such high penalties take extra care when purchasing or upgrading your till software. Check the credentials of your software supplier and make sure you are buying an authentic product.

Tax Refunds Now Need to Be Claimed – Beware of Scams

by | 23 January 2026 | Tax Planning | 0 Comments

As the UK tax year comes to an end, many individuals and businesses expect to receive tax refunds for overpaid income tax or National Insurance. However, an important change means refunds are no longer automatically issued by HMRC in many cases — they now need to be...

Pay the high income child benefit charge via PAYE

by | 15 January 2026 | Tax Planning | 0 Comments

Taxpayers can use HMRC's new online service to register for the high income child benefit charge to be collected automatically from their payslip. Since the high income child benefit charge (HICBC) was introduced, taxpayers have had to choose between opting out of...

Income tax increases

by | 15 December 2025 | Tax Planning | 0 Comments

The Chancellor will add two percentage points to the rates of tax paid on income received from dividends, savings and property. If you receive dividends; interest and other savings; or income from a property you rent out as a sole trader landlord you will see an...

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