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HMRC News

March 2025 Tax Investigation Round Up

Restaurant fire no excuse to not pay tax penalties, £4.2 billion IR35 tax crackdown, and shadow director steals £700k.

February 2025 Tax Investigation Round Up

Second-hand car dealer hit with £600,000 VAT bill, new HMRC platform for voluntary R&D tax relief disclosures, and how to respond to the latest HMRC 'nudge' letters.

HMRC to Contact All Taxpayers Affected by Loan Charge by Mid-March

HMRC has announced plans to write to all taxpayers impacted by the loan charge by mid-March 2025. These letters will inform recipients whether their disguised remuneration (DR) scheme falls within the scope of the ongoing McCann review.

January 2025 Tax Investigation Round Up

HMRC worker embezzled £200,000 of public funds, football clubs and agents pay £800 million in unpaid taxes, and Mike Ashley challenges HMRC over alleged data protection breaches.

December 2024 Tax Investigation Round Up

VAT fraudster caught after £18 kebab purchase, £2.5 million hole in online pet store accounts, and Essex builder collapses with £700,000 debt.

November 2024 Tax Investigation Round Up

Tax lawyer charged with long-term tax evasion, former Liverpool football star alleged £660,000 tax evasion, and serial tax offender escapes court before sentencing.

Loan Charge Up For Second Independent Review

The government plans to commission another independent review of the loan charge after widespread dissatisfaction with the original Morse report and HMRC's handling of the controversial issue.

October 2024 Tax Investigation Round Up

HMRC criminal tax investigations yield nearly £1 Billion, HMRC issues record £153m in VAT penalties, and a 72-year-old jailed for £118k scam.

September 2024 Tax Investigation Round Up

12 years jail time for houseboat fraudster, £4.6m spread better fraud, admin assistant jailed for £1.5m fraud, and former HMRC officer dodges jail.

August 2024 Tax Investigation Round Up

Jail time for Kent director's £170k investment fraud, father and son jailed for £136k fraud, and taxi driver's £100k loan fraud.

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