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A new report by the Public Accounts Committee says HM Revenue & Customs has "de-prioritised" a clampdown on fraud and error in the benefits system under a mounting list of demands
https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/economy/taxation/news/99542/mps-say-cracks-are-showing-brexit-hit-hmrc-benefits-fraud-and
HMRC had sought to liquidate the scandal-hit firm over unpaid tax of £1.14m by seeking the order against parent company Patisserie Holdings' principal trading subsidiary, Stonebeach Limited
http://www.cityam.com/266747/patisserie-valerie-survives-hmrcs-winding-up-petition
A Knowsley scaffolding company director has been sentenced for a near £100,000 tax fraud that she tried to blame on an innocent employee.
http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2030359-knowsley-scaffolding-boss-sentenced-for-vat-fraud
HMRC has hit some of the UK’s largest businesses with fines for ‘careless behaviour’, totalling £59m in the past year, according to Pinsent Masons.
https://www.accountancyage.com/59m-in-fines-for-uks-largest-businesses/
A Rochdale clothing wholesaler has been sentenced for forging documents to steal almost £120,000 in VAT repayments.
http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2030013-clothing-wholesaler-sentenced-for-vat-fraud
Common Reporting Standards will help investigating agencies but it's no windfall - the hurdles of UK Admissibility, Brexit and countries' economies could continue to stifle international tax investigations
https://www.accountancyage.com/2018/10/11/tax-fraud-investigations-one-step-forward-and-two-steps-back/
Gang evaded some €30M in VAT payments to Italy, investigators suspect.
https://www.politico.eu/article/8-questioned-in-romania-in-big-european-vat-fraud-investigation/
Europex welcomes the extension of the domestic reverse charge mechanism
http://www.mondovisione.com/media-and-resources/news/tackling-vat-fraud-europex-welcomes-the-extension-of-the-domestic-reverse-charg/
55% of FTSE100 companies do not mention how they are managing the risks of tax evasion in their published documents, according to research by Pinsent Masons
https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/october/55percent-of-ftse100-fail-mention-tax-evasion/
The study on the ‘VAT gap’ prompted the commission to call on member states to accelerate a planned programme of reform designed to cut down on VAT fraud within the EU system
https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/september/eu-member-states-billions-lost-vat/
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