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  • The advert posted by the fraudster on social media sites boasting it was undetected

    HMRC snares website scammer 6,500 miles away

    Cybercrime experts at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have helped bring down a prolific fraudster who sold scamming software to criminals across the world

  • 100 days to go to Self Assessment deadline

    100 days to go to Self Assessment deadline

    Self Assessment customers have just 100 days left to submit their tax return ahead of the deadline on 31 January 2024, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has said.
    And with the clock ticking down, customers can find various types of help from webinars to step by step guides at the click of a mouse.
    Anyone who needs support to complete their return for the 2022 to 2023 tax year can access the onl

  • Scams warning for 12 million Self Assessment customers

    Scams warning for 12 million Self Assessment customers

    Self Assessment customers are urged to be on the lookout for scam texts, emails and phone calls from fraudsters.
    This warning comes as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) received more than 130,000 reports about tax scams in the 12 months to September 2023, of which 58,000 were offering fake tax rebates.
    With around 12 million people expected to submit a Self Assessment tax return for the 2022 to

  • More than 450 workers in Cardiff were underpaid the National Minimum Wage last year

    Cardiff workers underpaid £243,000 in National Minimum Wage breaches

    More than 450 Cardiff workers were underpaid the National Minimum Wage by £243,000 last year, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed. HMRC is writing to more than 5,000 employers in the Cardiff area to highlight common mistakes around the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) - offering support to help them get it right and reminding them of their legal obligation.

  • Bernie Ecclestone convicted of fraud

    Bernie Ecclestone convicted of fraud

    Billionaire businessman Bernie Ecclestone has pleaded guilty to fraud following a lengthy, complex and worldwide investigation into his tax affairs by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The 92-year-old former Formula One motor racing boss admitted fraud by failing to declare a trust, which held assets worth more than £416m.

  • VAT fraudsters stripped of luxury mansion

    VAT fraudsters stripped of luxury mansion

    Two VAT fraudsters, who chose to spend an extra decade in prison rather than pay back stolen cash, have had their £2.1m Buckinghamshire country house sold by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
    Syed Ahmed and Shakeel Ahmad, both 51, were jailed for seven years in 2007 for their part in a £12.6m VAT fraud that saw 21 individuals receive prison sentences totalling 74 years.
    The defendants were joi

  • Joseph Logue

    Tax crook who swindled dying man jailed

    A tax agent who abused his position to steal from a dying man has been jailed for 3 years for 9 months. Joseph Logue, from Northampton, made Self Assessment repayment claims for his clients but kept the money for himself.

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