The number of taxpayers telling HMRC they are leaving the UK has risen by 32% to 69,000 in the past year, up from 52,000 the previous year.

In the past tax year (2025/26) HMRC has instigated prosecutions for tax evasion against 1,100 individuals alleged to have committed wrong who are now awaiting trial, according to new analysis.

The number of complaints made to HMRC about delays and mistakes surged 66% to 12,670 last year as taxpayers spent more than 550 years between them trying to sort things out with the tax office.