HMRC

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the creation of an HMRC 'taskforce' to crack down on those defrauding support schemes introduced to combat the economic impact of Covid-19.

https://www.ftadviser.com/regulation/2021/03/03/budget-2021-taxpayer-protection-taskforce-to-combat-fraud/

Exclusive: Business and individuals that HMRC believes either did not deserve bailouts or broke rules on their use will face 100% tax and could face criminal prosecution if they do not pay

A new fraud taskforce to crack down on people who have exploited the government’s Covid-19 support schemes will be unveiled at next week’s Budget.

The defendants were released on continuing bail to appear before Newry Crown Court in March for arraignment

Ministers told MPs that areas could be stripped of their free port status if evidence of tax fraud is found.

TAX crimes cost the UK economy nine times more than benefit fraud – but residents are 23 times more likely to be prosecuted for the latter.

Scottish construction chiefs are calling for the Treasury to change VAT reforms which they argue could cripple them further and cause massive job cuts.

26 January 2021: After several delays HMRC’s VAT domestic reverse charge for construction services is due to come into force on 1 March 2021. ICAEW’s Tax Faculty provides a reminder of the changes.

A hotelier has been jailed for two years for a £380,000 VAT fraud, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has said.

An alert to taxpayers that HMRC may probe their internet, phone and mobile call logs to help it prove furlough fraud might not be as unsettling at it sounds.