HMRC

'HMRC' tax refund scam emails and texts are doing the rounds yet again. Here's how to spot a fake tax rebate email.

https://www.lovemoney.com/guides/15794/hmrc-tax-scams-2018-refund-rebate-frauds-email-text-is-this-real-fake-uk?source=1000693

Both West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police have received eight reports of attempted frauds, which have targeted residents across three counties.

http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/15900150.Police_warn_of_HMRC_fraudsters/

"A husband and wife have been arrested as part of an investigation into a suspected £1.1 million tax fraud," said an HMRC spokesperson.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42809696

HM Revenue and Customs has clamped down on scam texts which purport to be from the taxman and may promise cash rebates

http://www.itv.com/news/2018-01-25/hmrc-scheme-reduces-reports-of-scam-texts-claiming-to-be-from-the-taxman-by-90-percent/

'HMRC' tax refund scam emails are doing the rounds yet again. Here's how to spot a fake tax rebate email

https://www.lovemoney.com/guides/15794/hmrc-tax-refund-rebate-scams-frauds-email-is-this-real-fake-uk

HMRC has bitten off more than it can chew with its major transformation programme, including Making Tax Digital – and that’s without the additional demands that Brexit is making on the department, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has concluded

http://economia.icaew.com/en/news/january-2018/hmrc-on-a-highwire-act-battered-by-the-winds-of-brexit

A struggling businessman who set up a bogus clothing empire reclaimed more than £73,000 in fake VAT receipts, a court heard.

https://www.wigantoday.net/news/crime/struggling-wigan-businessman-falsely-claimed-73-000-in-vat-refunds-1-8951352

Two men from Kent who funded lavish lifestyles by tax fraud have been ordered to pay back more than £3.5 million within three months or go to jail.

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2018-01-08/kent-duo-funded-lavish-lifestyles-by-tax-fraud/

In its ongoing fight against tax evasion, HM Revenue & Customs has revealed its top 10 tax fraud and organised crime cases of 2017.

https://portfolio-adviser.com/hmrc-reveals-top-10-tax-fraud-cases-2017/

A mechanic has been jailed for 18 months over a £210,000 tax and National Insurance fraud after an HMRC investigation found a failure to declare all of his earnings as the sole proprietor of his business Milton MOTs.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15808412.Mechanic_jailed_over___210_000_tax_fraud/