Evasion

HMRC has launched a fresh investigation into offshore tax havens, working with US and Australian authorities on data which has revealed individuals and tax adviser

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The recent negative media attention on tax avoidance and tax schemes has changed the landscape for accountants and tax advisers

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Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has lost his appeal against a four-year jail sentence imposed last October for alleged

The French budget minister has been “moving every two days” to avoid paparazzi after he resigned for having an undeclared offshore bank account.

Two men guilty of smuggling tens of thousands of litres of illicit Italian wine into the UK have been jailed for excise duty and VAT evasion after an HMRC investigation.

Accountants in limited liability partnerships could have their self-employment status challenged by the taxman as part of a clampdown on tax scams announced in the

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HMRC continues to ramp up its taskforces and disclosure campaigns to tackle tax evasion, but many practitioners are still unsure what brought about the change of a

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HMRC has begun publishing the names of small businesses who they say are deliberately defaulting

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The director of public prosecutions announced a fresh crackdown on tax evasion among middle class professionals and their advisers.

John Stokdyk reviews the latest episode in a concerted drive by the BBC to focus on tax evasion techniques.

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