HMRC investigations
Officials from HMRC have carried out several raids after looking into allegations t
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.
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.
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 will target thousands of tax evaders after launching its first 16 criminal investigations from its recent tax amnesties.
HMRC has launched a new amnesty campaign targeting businesses trading above the VAT threshold without being registered.
After untangling an HMRC investigation into a chip shop, Simon Sweetman worries that bad cases like this are becoming more common.
HMRC has set its sights on restaurant owners in London who are deliberately evading paying tax as part of a new “industry specific” team approach.
