HMRC

The owner of a Derbyshire restaurant has been jailed for three years for a £480,000 tax fraud that was discovered when investigators uncovered a hidden sales book dating back five years.

https://www.foodserviceequipmentjournal.com/restaurant-fraudster-smoked-out-by-his-own-secret-books/

HMRC statistics on the tax gap for 2017-2018 reveal overall underpaid tax has risen from £33bn in 2016-17 to £35bn, or 5.6% of all expected tax revenue.

THREE people have been arrested in connection with tax fraud allegations after a string of raids on premises in North Berwick.

https://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/17720155.three-arrested-over-alleged-tax-fraud-after-raids-in-north-berwick/?ref=twtrec

A ROSYTH man has admitted being involved in a £20,000 tax fraud which took place over a three-year period.

Dominic Chappell was thrown into the spotlight in 2015 by his £1 purchase of BHS from Sir Philip Green, just over a year before it collapsed.

https://home.bt.com/news/latest-news/former-bhs-owner-in-court-over-tax-fraud-charges-11364370495657

An Isle of Wight hotel owner, who lied about his takings to evade tax, has been jailed for 30 months.

http://www.theleader.info/2019/06/14/isle-of-wight-hotelier-jailed-for-vat-fraud/

R&D tax credit specialists say the claims process should be kept simple, as they encourage HMRC's attempts to clamp down on fraud

New statistics from HMRC reveal a surge in phone scam reports, yet telco security experts, Callsign, have praised the taxman’s counter fraud efforts.

https://www.accountancyage.com/2019/06/04/phone-security-expert-lauds-hmrcs-response-to-scam-surge/

Tax fraud and identity theft continue to take shape on the dark web.

https://www.itproportal.com/features/tax-theft-is-more-prolific-than-you-might-think/

An investigation by HMRC has found that Chris May, along with his partner Frances May and friend Lea Reeve, was involved in various schemes to steal and evade thousands of pounds in taxes

https://economia.icaew.com/news/may-2019/three-sentenced-over-305-000-tax-fraud#.XPO75jo8-zY.twitter