HMRC is the UK government office that collects taxes. The letters stand for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs — or Her Majesty’s, in anything written while the queen was on the throne. Revenue is the money the state takes in; Customs is the tax on things that come into the country.

HMRCHMRC是 the UK government office that collects taxes英國負責收稅的政府機關。The letters這幾個字母 stand for代表 His Majesty's Revenue and Customs「國王陛下稅務海關總署」——or or Her Majesty's在女王在位時寫作「女王陛下」, in anything written while the queen was on the throne。Revenue Revenue是 the money the state takes in國家收進來的錢; CustomsCustoms是 the tax on things that come into the country對進口物品課的稅。

If you work in Britain, this is who your employer pays tax to, and who you write to about a tax return. People sometimes just call it “the taxman”, though actually it is a huge department, not one man, and it does more than income tax: national insurance, some benefits, and goods at the border sit in the same building, on paper.

If you work in Britain如果你在英國工作, this這 is是 who your employer pays tax to你的雇主繳稅給的對象, and而 who you write to about a tax return也是你申報退稅時要聯絡的對象。People sometimes just call it "the taxman"人們有時候直接叫它「稅務員」, though actually不過其實 it它 is其實是 a huge department一個龐大的部門, not不是 one man一個人, and而且 it它 does more than income tax做的不只是所得稅: national insurance國民保險, some benefits一些福利金, and goods at the border以及邊境的貨物 sit in the same building都算在同一個機關裡, on paper至少名義上是。

It was formed when two older offices — Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise — were joined together. It is the British cousin of Taiwan’s tax offices plus customs, not the American IRS.

It它 was formed成立時 when two older offices是把兩個舊機關——Inland RevenueInland Revenue and和 Customs and ExciseCustoms and Excise——were joined together合併起來。It它 is是 the British cousin of Taiwan's tax offices plus customs英國版的「國稅局加海關」, not不是 the American IRS美國的IRS。

You will see the letters on official letters, on UK tax websites, and in news about money the government is owed.

You你 will see the letters會看到這幾個字母 on official letters出現在正式信件上, on UK tax websites英國稅務網站上, and和 in news about money the government is owed跟政府欠款有關的新聞裡。