HMRC has published its latest crop of individuals and businesses, including a hairdresser and Tandoori restaurant, who they claim are “deliberately defaulting” pay
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David Perrin, a former deputy managing director at Vantis Tax, has been ordered to pay back £809,692 or face a further three years in prison.
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A man who was jailed for eight-and-half-years for his involvement in a £1.4m tax credit fraud where he stole the identities of more than 350 people has been
The number of individuals prosecuted by HMRC for tax fraud soared by 53% in the past year, according to Pinsent Masons.
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Former president of the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT), Andrew Meeson, and his associate Peter Bradley have been jailed for eight-and-a-half years each
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Four people from the West Midlands have been arrested, suspected of carrying out a £5m international tax credit and maternity allowance fraud in a joint operation
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Andrew Meeson and three associates have been accused of taking £5m in a “simple and very lucrative scam” by claiming tax relief on fictitious pension contributions.
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City financier Nicholas Levene has been jailed for 13 years after he cheated investors out of £32m.
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