HMRC News

£1 billion recovered by HMRC fraud squad, independent school amongst those failing to properly pay staff, and £54k in penalties written off by court due to ignorance.

Family commits £62,000 worth of benefit fraud, only 25% of £5.8bn loss to be repaid from Covid fraud, barrister convicted for £100k VAT fraud.

£1 billion recovered by HMRC fraud squad, independent school and hair salon amongst those failing to properly pay staff, and £54k in penalties written off by court due to ignorance.

HMRC collects £100bn more tax than the previous year, £35.8bn tax underpayment last year by big businesses, and HMRC estimates £500m tax lost to avoidance schemes.

A large volume of fraud enquiries expected across Wales, HMRC nudge letters sent to cryptocurrency investors, and the top UK tax avoidance hotspots are revealed.

Businessman’s £40m furlough claim for companies with no staff, fraudulent VAT claim for £250k leads to jail sentence, co-founder of Wise charged £365k fine, and professional referees lose £54k in IR35 case.

Furlough fraud enquiries predicted as furlough finishes across Wales, nine-year ban issued to construction directors over £124k hidden funds, and a takeaway boss is imprisoned for avoiding over £100k in tax payments.

Low prosecution rates for minimum wage breaches, football clubs targeted for £45m tax recoup, and a property developer faces a £1.7m tax bill.

London’s Royal Opera House loses £532k VAT case, upper tribunal saves shipping company from £12.5m tax bill, and Poundland wins a £2.15m VAT case.

Crackdown on promoters of NIC avoidance schemes, 91,000 fraud tip-offs received in the first few months of the pandemic, and pair arrested on suspicion of £3.4m furlough fraud.