HMRC investigations

A Dorset yacht broker has been jailed for three years after being found guilty of VAT fraud to the value of £210,000 at Bournemouth Crown Court.

Chanel VAT fraudsters jailed

A husband and wife have been sentenced at the Old Bailey for attempting to steal £220,000 through a complex VAT fraud involving designer goods.

Butcher jailed over £3.3m accounting scam

A butcher who was found guilty of spending £3.3m of taxpayers’ money on a luxury lifestyle has been jailed following an

HMRC arrests bankers in film finance probe

Officials from HMRC have carried out several raids after looking into allegations t

HMRC ghost arrests ‘just the start’

HMRC has announced that five ‘ghost’ plumbers have been arrested and a further 600 are under civil investigation for failing to pay the right amount of tax.

VAT amnesty: what they don't say

HMRC this week officially launched its campaign to target the 40,000 businesses it believes are earning above the £73,000 threshold, but are not registered for VAT.

HMRC puts etraders on alert

Online traders and private tutors are next in line for HMRC’s rolling programme of tax crackdowns, and a spokesman told AccountingWEB that the accountancy profession could be a potential target

HMRC ramps up amnesties criminal investigations

HMRC will target thousands of tax evaders after launching its first 16 criminal investigations from its recent tax amnesties.

HMRC targets inheritance tax valuations

HMRC has launched 9,368 checks into the under-valuation of properties included in inheritance tax (IHT) calculations and is actively targeting estates and beneficiaries, according to

HMRC launches VAT amnesty campaign

HMRC has launched a new amnesty campaign targeting businesses trading above the VAT threshold without being registered.

HMRC investigations

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