Two million illicit cigarettes, believed to have been smuggled into the UK, have been seized from an industrial unit in Winston Green, Birmingham, after a raid by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Five people from Leicester involved in the rag trade have been arrested on suspicion of a £300,000 tax fraud and money laundering offences, after a raid by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) this morning.
The managing director of a clothing chain, who failed to pay his VAT in full and pocketed almost £68,000 in tax and national insurance contributions deducted from his employees’ wages, has been jailed for 18 months.
Tax credits claimants are being warned by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in the run-up to the renewal deadline about scam or “phishing” emails sent out by fraudsters.
