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  • Mohammed Ikram

    West Yorkshire man jailed for Eat Out to Help Out fraud

    A former West Yorkshire town councillor has been jailed for trying to steal more than £430,000 through the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
    Mohammed Ikram, 36, of Springfield Court, Keighley, admitted stealing money from the Covid-19 support schemes, following an investigation by HM Revenue and Custom’s (HMRC) Taxpayer Protection Taskforce.
    He used his own café and takeaway business

  • Sarah Panitzke returned to the UK by HMRC in June 2022

    Prison time doubled for ‘most wanted’ tax criminal

    One of the UK’s most wanted tax fugitives, who was caught and jailed for eight years last year, has had her sentence more than doubled for failing to repay the money she stole.
    Sarah Panitzke, originally from York, played a leading role in a vast multi-million-pound VAT fraud and became one of the UK’s most wanted criminals after absconding during her trial in 2013.
    The 48-year-old spent n

  • Two arrested as global bank probe gathers pace

    Two arrested as global bank probe gathers pace

    Two men have been arrested as part of a multi-million-pound tax fraud investigation involving UK customers of a collapsed Puerto Rican bank.
    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers executed search warrants at three residential and business addresses in Liverpool and arrested two men, aged 40 and 50.
    Computers and other digital devices were seized during the raids along with business record

  • Tax agency stopped from operating by  HM Revenue and Customs

    Tax agency stopped from operating by HM Revenue and Customs

    A company which charged taxpayers significant sums to make claims for tax refunds has been stopped from operating.
    Tax Credits Ltd (TCL) can no longer trade as a repayment agent after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) found they had committed serious anti-money laundering breaches.
    As a result of breaching the regulations, which are predominately designed to prevent businesses being exploited by

  • Give the gift of Marriage Allowance on Valentine’s Day

    Give the gift of Marriage Allowance on Valentine’s Day

    Married couples are being urged to consider giving the gift of Marriage Allowance to their husband, wife or civil partner this Valentine’s Day, and save up to £252 a year.
    More than 2.1 million couples currently benefit from Marriage Allowance, but HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates that thousands more couples are missing out because they don’t realise they may be eligible, particularly

  • Belfast workers urged to check their pay as 6,800 miss out on National Minimum Wage

    Belfast workers urged to check their pay as 6,800 miss out on National Minimum Wage

    People who work in Belfast are being encouraged to check that they are receiving the correct pay, after nearly 7,000 workers in the city were underpaid the National Minimum Wage (NMW) last year. This month HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is writing to more than 30,000 workers in the area to raise awareness and warn about mistakes employers may make with their pay.

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