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  • Man arrested in VAT fraud investigation

    Man arrested in VAT fraud investigation

    A Co Armagh man has been arrested in connection with a suspected multi million pound VAT fraud, linked to the transport industry, after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

  • Tax avoidance demands top £250m

    Tax avoidance demands top £250m

    HM Revenue and Customs has sent notices to tax avoidance scheme users to pay over £250 million of disputed tax under the Accelerated Payments regime introduced in this year’s Finance Act.

  • HMRC publishes 2012-13 tax gap

    HMRC publishes 2012-13 tax gap

    The tax gap, which is the difference between the amount of tax due and the amount collected, was 6.8% of tax liabilities, or £34 billion, in 2012-13.

  • Taxman’s warning on paper tax returns

    Taxman’s warning on paper tax returns

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is warning people who have to complete a 2013/14 tax return that paper returns received after the 31 October deadline will result in a £100 penalty.

  • University brought to book over tax avoidance

    University brought to book over tax avoidance

    A tax tribunal has backed HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in yet another tax avoidance case – this time against a university which claimed over £600,000 in VAT.

  • Tyrone farmer jailed for VAT fraud

    Tyrone farmer jailed for VAT fraud

    A Co Tyrone farmer who tried to steal over £1.3 million in a VAT fraud has been jailed for 16 months after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

  • Crackdown on property tax dodgers

    Crackdown on property tax dodgers

    A taskforce tackling people trying to dodge property tax in the south west and south Wales was launched today by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

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