HMRC

Most measures were introduced "too late" to stop fraud, with focus on prevention

https://www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/article/anti-fraud-checks-on-covid-bounce-back-loans-inadequate-nao-finds#.Yavd8W6EH6c.twitter

HM Revenue & Customs paid informants £397,950 in rewards for tip-offs on tax fraud in the year ending March 2021.

https://www.ftadviser.com/regulation/2021/11/29/hmrc-pays-informants-400k-for-tax-fraud-tip-offs/

Two brothers from County Armagh have been sentenced for tax fraud after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

https://www.armaghi.com/news/armagh-news/county-armagh-brothers-sentenced-for-290k-tax-fraud/150269

November 2021 – Research by law firm BLM into potential misuse of coronavirus fiscal support schemes has revealed that by the close of June 2021, HM Revenues & Customers (HMRC) has launched nearly 15,000 investigations into the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) and Eat Out to Help Out Scheme (EOHO). These interventions may well uncover the extent that these schemes were fraudulently accessed during the pandemic.

https://bestofboth.blmlaw.com/insights/news/thousands-more-self-employed-under-investigation-for-coronavirus-fraud-hmrc-data-reveals-27-jump-in-investigations-in-3-months/

A tax fraudster from Hove has been jailed for 10 years for dodging millions of pounds of VAT (value added tax).

https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2021/10/30/hove-tax-fraudster-jailed-for-10-years/

A Nuneaton man was part of a crime gang that smuggled huge amounts of illicit alcohol into the UK and stole more than £16 million in taxes.

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/in-your-area/nuneaton-man-part-crime-gang-22013289?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

His face stares out from "wanted" posters at airports and railway stations across Germany: a stocky middle-aged man with a ruddy face and slicked-back hair.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58984814?mc_cid=58feeac3de&mc_eid=72e89a1d85

A Tetbury company director who lied about supplying windows for new build houses has been jailed for two years.

https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/gloucestershire-company-director-jailed-for-200000-vat-fraud

HM Revenue & Customs has confirmed it is currently investigating 153 suspected ‘enablers of tax evasion’ including unregulated tax advisers.

https://www.ftadviser.com/your-industry/2021/09/17/hmrc-investigates-153-enablers-of-tax-evasion/

Medium-sized businesses could face a barrage of letters from HMRC as furlough closes at the end of this month and the government looks to recoup a suspected £7bn of fraudulent and erroneous Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) claims.

https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/businesses-could-face-welter-of-fraud-probes-once-furlough-ends/#.YUESjMbcupo.twitter