Subject: Legal affairs

Jun 17, 2013 14:26 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Two men from Derbyshire have been jailed for trading in illicit alcohol and evading around £1 million in duty and VAT, after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Jun 12, 2013 10:43 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) More than 1.4 million employer PAYE schemes are now reporting to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in real time since the launch of new tax reporting requirements in April.

Jun 11, 2013 10:06 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) A tax avoidance scheme which routed profits of a tax advisory business through employee benefit trusts has been closed by a tribunal.

Jun 07, 2013 15:28 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Eight laundering plants with the capacity to produce over 53 million litres of diesel a year have been dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over the last three weeks. An illegal filling station selling laundered fuel has also been taken apart.

Jun 06, 2013 09:57 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) The producer of the first modern British film to be shot in 3D has been found guilty of a £1.5 million VAT fraud.

Jun 04, 2013 09:48 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) A property development company has failed in its attempt to avoid paying tax on a property sale by creating a “loss” of £1.6 million. It used a scheme that involved buying and surrendering investment bonds issued by a life assurance company.

Jun 03, 2013 16:30 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Three men who tried to steal over £4.7 million in an alcohol tax fraud have been jailed after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

May 31, 2013 17:23 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) A company director, named by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) as a tax fraudster in a Most Wanted list after he absconded to the USA, was jailed today.

May 30, 2013 16:18 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Employment agencies in Corby are being investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on suspicion of significantly underpaying employees the National Minimum Wage, as part of a newly launched multi-agency taskforce to tackle migrant labour abuse

May 30, 2013 15:37 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) A Scottish businessman has been charged with tax fraud during an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) targeting fast food outlets across the country.