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The Inland Revenue was, until April 2005, a and Child Tax Credit (CTC) , are paid by the Government into a recipient's bank account or as part of their wages. The Inland Revenue was also responsible for the payment of Child Benefit .

The Inland Revenue was merged with HM Customs And Excise to form a new department, HM Revenue And Customs , with effect from 18 April 2005 . However, it is still widely, if erroneously, known by British people as the legal tax department, and often referred to as "the Revenue".


HISTORY OF THE INLAND REVENUE


The beginnings of the Inland Revenue date from 1665 , when a Board of Taxes was set up following the introduction of special taxes to pay for the Second Anglo-Dutch War . A central organisation to supervise the collection of the special taxes was required.

Taxes administered by the Board of Taxes included the land tax, first levied in 1692 , together with an assortment of other assessed taxes, including taxes on houses, Windows and dogs. Income tax was introduced in various forms in 1797 , 1799 , 1803 to 1816 , and then reintroduced as an annual tax in 1842 which is formally renewed in each year's Finance Act .

A separate Board of Stamps was created by the Stamps Act 1694 . During the 18th and early 19th Centuries , stamp duties were extended to cover Newspaper s, Pamphlet s, Lottery Ticket s, Apprentice s' Indenture s, Advertisement s, Playing Cards , Dice , Hat s, Glove s, Patent Medicine s, Perfume s, Insurance policies, Gold and Silver Plate , Hair Powder and Armorial Bearings (coats Of Arms) .

In June 1833 , a single body of Commissioners was set up to merge the revenues of stamps and taxes. The Board of Taxes and the Board of Stamps were formally combined under the Land Tax Act 1834 .

The Board of Inland Revenue was created under the Inland Revenue Board Act 1849 , after the Board of Excise and the Board of Stamps and Taxes were amalgamated. Responsibility for Excise Taxes was transferred to the Board of Customs And Excise in 1909 .

The 2004 Budget included proposals to merge HM Customs and Excise with the Board of Inland Revenue to form a new department, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The merger was implemented by the Commissioners For Revenue And Customs Act 2005 with effect from 18 April 2005 .


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