Midlands Fraud Forum

Tax: Delivery driver who smuggled counterfeit cigarettes in pallets of grapes found guilty of tax evasion

03 Nov 2019 11:12 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

A delivery driver who smuggled more than 8,000,000 untaxed cigarettes in pallets of grapes has been found guilty of tax evasion.

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/delivery-driver-who-smuggled-counterfeit-cigarettes-pallets-grapes-found-guilty-tax

VAT: Restaurant owner jailed for taking payments on secret card reader

27 Oct 2019 10:04 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Giovanni Balboni avoided paying VAT on sales of almost £2million

https://www.kentlive.news/news/uk-world-news/restaurant-owner-jailed-taking-payments-3462095?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Tax: UK authorities seek facilitator link in corporate criminal tax investigations

21 Oct 2019 1:47 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

UK authorities HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have been reviewing all existing tax fraud cases to see whether there is a facilitator linked to a corporate body to pursue and a number of cases are under investigation.

https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/uk-authorities-seek-facilitator-link-in-corporate-criminal-tax-investigations

Tax: HMRC fraud investigations to have netted more than £610m since 2016

21 Oct 2019 12:33 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

The results acquired through a Freedom of Information Report (FOI) showed that HMRC's yield from investigations exceeded £610 million since the year 2016.

https://www.accountancyage.com/2019/10/14/hmrc-fraud-investigations-to-have-netted-more-than-610m-since-2016/#.XaVs09cpfAE.twitter

Tax: Dominic Chappell denies £500,000 tax fraud

12 Oct 2019 9:41 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Dominic Chappell, the former owner of BHS, has denied avoiding paying half a million pounds in tax

https://economia.icaew.com/news/october-2019/dominic-chappell-denies-500000-tax-fraud#.XZ0EWBAi0gg.twitter

Duty: Up to £260 Million in Tax Owed to HMRC by Fuel Fraudsters

06 Oct 2019 11:32 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

An estimated £190 million in duty and VAT is owed to HMRC by fuel fraudsters in the last year – although this tax gap figure could be as high as £260 million [1]. With as many as 5,821 instances of fuel fraud uncovered so far since 2016, the crime makes up as much as 2% of the UK diesel market, according to HMRC figures obtained by fuel supplier Crown Oil through a Freedom of Information request.

https://www.crownoil.co.uk/news/fuel-fraudsters-tax-gap/

Tax: Former BHS owner denies tax fraud charges

06 Oct 2019 10:49 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell has denied tax fraud of £500,000.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2019/10/04/former-bhs-owner-denies-tax-fraud-charges/

VAT: Fraud barrister disbarred for tax fraud

06 Oct 2019 8:31 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

A criminal barrister who specialised in fraud work has been disbarred from the profession for tax fraud.

https://www.legalcheek.com/2019/09/fraud-barrister-disbarred-for-tax-fraud/#.XZPLH-mExYk.twitter

Tax: HMRC calls on universities to protect students from tax scams

29 Sep 2019 11:14 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Warning from HMRC and Universities UK about tax related email scams.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/hmrc-calls-on-universities-to-protect-students-from-tax-scams

Duty: Sussex crime gang sentenced for £3.5m fuel fraud

29 Sep 2019 10:46 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Five people, including the former owners of a Sussex petrol station have been sentenced for distributing and selling an estimated 4.8 million litres of illegal fuel to unsuspecting motorists.

https://www.spiritfm.net/news/sussex-news/2960462/sussex-crime-gang-sentenced-for-35m-fuel-fraud/#.XZBzBRCMEKI.twitter