HMRC

The mastermind of a fake designer clothing scam has been convicted of one of the UK’s largest ever carousel tax frauds.

https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2023-04-12/fraudsters-found-guilty-in-one-of-hmrcs-biggest-ever-cases

A former West Yorkshire town councillor has been jailed for trying to steal more than £430,000 through the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme.

https://www.midlothianview.com/news/man-jailed-for-eat-out-to-help-out-fraud

Formerly one of the UK's most wanted women, a former public schoolgirl has had her sentence more than doubled for a massive fraud that laundered nearly £1billion.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11902213/Former-private-schoolgirl-Britains-wanted-woman-jail-term-doubled.html

A "greedy" businessman defrauded HMRC out of more than £2million, using the money to help fund a lavish lifestyle including expensive cars, horses and a luxury cottage.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/greedy-businessman-defrauded-tax-man-%C2%A32m-fund-lifestyle-183021425.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

HIVE360 call for industry to continue to resist non-compliant and tax-avoiding umbrella companies

https://www.theglobalrecruiter.com/the-fight-for-compliance/

The UK government’s COVID-19 job retention scheme, also known as furlough, has come under fire from MPs, who have criticised HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for its poor efforts to recover funds that were incorrectly claimed by employers. ‌ ​ ‌ ‌ ‌ ​ ‌ ‌ ‍ ‌ ​ ‌ ‌ ‌ ​ ‌ ​ ‍ ‌ ​ ‌ ‌ ‌ ​ ‌ ​

https://www.deeside.com/furlough-fraud-uk-government-criticised-for-poor-recovery-efforts/https://www.deeside.com/furlough-fraud-uk-government-criticised-for-poor-recovery-efforts/

A construction boss has been jailed for stealing over £2m of taxpayers’ money while he was in control of multiple failing companies.

https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2023/03/07/construction-boss-jailed-for-2m-tax-fraud/

A series of fines issued by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) suggest that the value of penalties for unlicensed exports of controlled items is increasing, according to one legal expert.

https://www.pinsentmasons.com/en-gb/out-law/news/stats-suggest-value-of-hmrc-penalties-for-export-breaches-is-increasing

The UK has announced it will pay the European Commission a further £1.7bn (€1.9bn) to settle a long-running dispute with the EU over import fraud.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64587483?mc_cid=8cd5dd9f82&mc_eid=72e89a1d85

The UK’s goal to become a ‘science superpower’ is at risk as an increasing number of British firms move their R&D activity abroad, due in part to HMRC’s crackdown on fraudulent tax relief claims, a new report says.

https://www.cityam.com/uk-risks-losing-science-superpower-status-due-to-hmrc-crackdown-on-rd-tax-relief-fraud/