May 22, 2013 16:11 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Two brothers from Carmarthenshire who attempted to smuggle almost £420,000 of alcohol into the UK through Dover have been jailed for nine months each, after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
May 21, 2013 17:06 BST HM Revenue & 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.
May 20, 2013 11:34 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) 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.
May 20, 2013 09:41 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) 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.
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.
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).
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).
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).
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.
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.