HMRC

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

HMRC was forced to ramp up its tax investigations in 2020 and as the furlough scheme comes to an end, some expect the Government to focus on prosecutions. Those who are caught out by this may be hit with costly tax bills.

https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1482952/hmrc-tax-fraud-investigations-furlough-fraudsters

HMRC civil investigations into suspected tax evasion have fallen during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to FOI data obtained by national accountancy group UHY Hacker Young.

https://www.cityam.com/civil-investigations-by-hmrc-fell-during-lockdown/

A Liverpool takeaway boss who failed to declare his true income to evade a £103,551 tax bill has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.

https://www.thecaterer.com/news/hospitality-vat-fraud-jailed-liverpool-hmrc

Mike Kiersey, Principal Technologist, Boomi, details how HMRC can modernise their IT systems to help recoup the billions lost in furlough fraud

https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/furlough-fraud-can-it-modernisation-help-find-hmrcs-lost-27-billion/115880/

A fraudster who stole nearly £1.9 million of taxpayers’ money to fund a lavish lifestyle, including buying three Spanish villas, has been jailed for five-and-a-half years.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2021/08/04/fraudster-who-funded-spanish-villas-with-stolen-money-jailed/