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Topics: Building, property

  • Stephen Hirst and Michael Hirst

    Brothers sentenced for offshore tax scam

    Two brothers, Stephen and Michael Hirst, have been sentenced for a 3.2 million offshore tax scam. The brothers used offshore companies to hide money from the sale of land in Wakefield, to evade tax. They were given the chance to pay what was owed through a Contractual Disclosure Facility but failed to do so.

  • 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.
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  • 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.

  • Claim tax relief on business expenses

    Go direct to get tax relief on work expenses

    Nurses, hairdressers and construction workers are among millions of employees being urged by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to go online and directly check if they can claim extra cash back.

  • 14 Westfield Avenue, Stratford

    HMRC confirms location of Stratford Regional Centre

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has formally signed an agreement to lease 14 Westfield Avenue, Stratford, London for 25 years. The 240,000 square feet. office space will accommodate around 3,800 HMRC employees from late 2020.