Press Releases

Surrey man jailed for VAT fraud

May 17, 2013 16:52 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) A Surrey man who tried to steal £47,000 in fraudulent VAT repayments was jailed for 12 months yesterday, as part of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) taskforce crackdown on tax dodgers.

Dundee man sentenced for VAT fraud

May 13, 2013 12:29 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) A Dundee businessman, who pleaded guilty to using seven aliases to commit a £166,000 VAT fraud, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Car warranty tax scheme scuppered

May 13, 2013 10:32 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) A tax avoidance scheme designed to avoid VAT on car repairs that could have cost the Exchequer £600 million a year has failed after a successful challenge by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Creative accountant cooks books in tax fraud

May 10, 2013 14:56 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) A Nottinghamshire chartered accountant, who stole £153,000 of taxpayers’ money in an income tax fraud, has been jailed today after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Accountant jailed in £1m tax fraud

May 10, 2013 13:29 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) A corrupt chartered accountant from Birmingham has been jailed today for defrauding the British taxpayer of over £1 million in unpaid VAT.

Payback time for tax fraudster

May 09, 2013 15:21 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) A former nurse from London who was jailed for tax fraud and money laundering offences has been ordered to pay back £500,000 within six months, or serve a further four years in jail.

No safe havens for offshore tax cheats

May 09, 2013 12:19 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) confirmed today that it is working with the United States and Australian tax administrations (the IRS and ATO) on data which reveals extensive use of complex offshore structures to conceal assets by wealthy individuals and companies.

£1.2m tax fraud uncovered in tobacco raids

May 03, 2013 10:12 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) A 36-year-old man has been jailed for tax fraud after the discovery of a tobacco counterfeiting “factory” in his Renfrew flat.

One million schemes use new PAYE system

May 02, 2013 10:42 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Over one million employer PAYE schemes have started to report Pay as You Earn (PAYE) in real time since it was launched last month, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced today.

Payback time for ‘Cowboy builder’ jailed for £3m VAT fraud

May 02, 2013 10:12 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) A builder from Twickenham who falsely claimed VAT repayments of over £3 million has been told to payback £1.3 million, or face another 10 years in jail.