Ebay sellers to be targeted in HMRC online tax crackdown

Planned new powers will allow taxman to obtain data on millions of internet transactions including through sites such as Ebay and Airbnb.

Users of Ebay and other online sales sites are facing a tax crackdown following government plans to obtain data on millions of internet transactions.

HM Revenue and Customs wants to collect information from internet companies such as Paypal that would allow it to identify British users who have an income from online sales.

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