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Illicit alcohol duo jailed

17 June 2013 12:48

Two men from Derbyshire have been jailed for trading in illicit alcohol and evading around £1 million in duty and VAT, after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

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Record numbers of employers report PAYE in real time

12 June 2013 10:40

More than 1.4 million employer PAYE schemes are now reporting to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in real time since the launch of new tax reporting requirements in April.

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Tax adviser’s trust scheme blocked

11 June 2013 10:08

A tax avoidance scheme which routed profits of a tax advisory business through employee benefit trusts has been closed by a tribunal.

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Customs crackdown on fuel fraudsters

07 June 2013 14:57

Eight laundering plants with the capacity to produce over 53 million litres of diesel a year have been dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over the last three weeks. An illegal filling station selling laundered fuel has also been taken apart.

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Film producer guilty of VAT fraud

05 June 2013 15:24

The producer of the first modern British film to be shot in 3D has been found guilty of a £1.5 million VAT fraud.

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Avoidance scheme lands Abbeyland with liability

04 June 2013 09:49

A property development company has failed in its attempt to avoid paying tax on a property sale by creating a “loss” of £1.6 million. It used a scheme that involved buying and surrendering investment bonds issued by a life assurance company.

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Cigarette smuggling gang jailed

03 June 2013 15:35

A Kent man involved in attempts to flood the UK with 16 million illegal cigarettes has been jailed for three years.

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Three men sentenced for £4.7m alcohol fraud

03 June 2013 15:08

Three men who tried to steal over £4.7 million in an alcohol tax fraud have been jailed after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

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‘Most wanted’ Warrington tax fugitive jailed

31 May 2013 17:04

A Warrington company director, who was named in a HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Most Wanted list as a tax fraudster after he absconded to the USA, was jailed today.

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Corby job agencies targeted in minimum wage blitz

30 May 2013 15:43

Employment agencies in Corby are being investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on suspicion of significantly underpaying employees the National Minimum Wage, as part of a newly launched multi-agency taskforce to tackle migrant labour abuse

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Fast food owner detained in tax raids

30 May 2013 14:56

A Scottish businessman has been charged with tax fraud during an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) targeting fast food outlets across the country.

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£4m windfall for underpaid workers

30 May 2013 11:23

More than 26,000 workers denied the National Minimum Wage by their employers have received a £4 million windfall after action by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

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HMRC tax tribunal victory saves £190m

30 May 2013 11:14

The sale of over £6 million of shares for a mere £592 lay at the heart of a tax avoidance scheme which would have left the UK taxpayer to pick up the tab, a tax Tribunal has heard.

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Smuggled diesel seized at Cairnryan port

24 May 2013 13:58

A lorry carrying 24,000 litres of suspected laundered diesel has been seized by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) at Cairnryan Port.

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Stirling landlords detained in tax raids

23 May 2013 16:22

Two property landlords from Stirling area have been charged on suspicion of tax fraud, in an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

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Four arrested in West Midlands cigarette smuggling raid

23 May 2013 10:56

Two million illicit cigarettes, believed to have been smuggled into the UK, have been seized from an industrial unit in Winston Green, Birmingham, after a raid by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

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Llandeilo brothers jailed for alcohol smuggling

22 May 2013 15:38

Two brothers from Carmarthenshire who attempted to smuggle almost £420,000 of alcohol into the UK through Dover have been jailed for nine months each, after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

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Suspected ‘rag trade’ tax fraudsters arrested

21 May 2013 16:58

Five people from Leicester involved in the rag trade have been arrested on suspicion of a £300,000 tax fraud and money laundering offences, after a raid by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) this morning.

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Clothing chain boss jailed for VAT fraud

20 May 2013 12:41

The managing director of a clothing chain, who failed to pay his VAT in full and pocketed almost £68,000 in tax and national insurance contributions deducted from his employees’ wages, has been jailed for 18 months.

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Tax credit claimants warned over scam emails

20 May 2013 09:42

Tax credits claimants are being warned by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in the run-up to the renewal deadline about scam or “phishing” emails sent out by fraudsters.

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Surrey man jailed for VAT fraud

17 May 2013 16:43

A Surrey man who tried to steal £47,000 in fraudulent VAT repayments was jailed for 12 months yesterday, as part of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) taskforce crackdown on tax dodgers.

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Surrey man arrested on suspicion of £300k tax fraud

16 May 2013 17:41

A man has been arrested on suspicion of Income Tax and VAT fraud estimated at £300,000 together with associated money laundering offences.

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West Midlands tobacco smuggling plot smashed

16 May 2013 15:50

Ten tonnes of tobacco smuggled into the UK from China were seized in Wednesbury, West Midlands, after an operation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

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Diesel price red flags fuel fraud

15 May 2013 12:19

An illegal filling station and fuel laundering plant, suspected of selling illicit fuel for only £1.11 a litre, have been dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in Co Tyrone.

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Magistrate jailed for £1m VAT fraud

14 May 2013 09:53

A former magistrate and a company director who crudely faked documents in a £1 million VAT fraud linked to the house building trade in Lancashire, were jailed yesterday.

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