HMRC

According to a report released by the National Audit Office (NAO), HMRC doesn’t know the true cost of furlough fraud and employers abusing the scheme.

HMRC is reviewing allegations regarding the misuse of the Eat Out to Help Out (EOTHO) scheme following press reports that £250,000 of public money has been fraudulently claimed by 57 franchised Papa John's stores owned by Raheel Choudhary. HMRC has confirmed that an investigation is underway and it will not hesitate to take action against those who have exploited the scheme.

Employers who may have potentially claimed too much money through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are being encouraged to get in touch with HM Revenue & Customs.

Leicester clothing factories with links to Boohoo and Select Fashion have been involved in a “multi-million pound” money laundering and VAT fraud scandal, an investigation has found.

Two men have been jailed after an underground cigarette factory was discovered in County Armagh by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

https://www.armaghi.com/news/crossmaglen-news/two-jailed-after-cigarette-factory-found-concealed-in-underground-concrete-bunker-in-south-armagh/119016

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Five men from Northern Ireland have been sentenced for their role in a £16 million tobacco fraud.

The owner of a Highland golf club has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for stealing more than £150,000 in tax.

Over 80,400 UK businesses have voluntarily returned a total of more than £215 million in furlough payments to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), repaying cash they claimed in error or realised they did not need.

Jon Wiggett, 51, of Conon Bridge, submitted 13 false VAT repayment claims between 2014 and 2017, a HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation found.

https://www.scotsman.com/news/crime/highland-golf-club-owner-and-pga-professional-stole-ps150k-tax-and-tried-back-fraud-fake-invoices-lawn-mower-herbicide-and-sand-mix-2978984