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  • Scams warning for 12 million Self Assessment customers

    Scams warning for 12 million Self Assessment customers

    Self Assessment customers are urged to be on the lookout for scam texts, emails and phone calls from fraudsters.
    This warning comes as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) received more than 130,000 reports about tax scams in the 12 months to September 2023, of which 58,000 were offering fake tax rebates.
    With around 12 million people expected to submit a Self Assessment tax return for the 2022 to

  • More than 450 workers in Cardiff were underpaid the National Minimum Wage last year

    Cardiff workers underpaid £243,000 in National Minimum Wage breaches

    More than 450 Cardiff workers were underpaid the National Minimum Wage by £243,000 last year, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed. HMRC is writing to more than 5,000 employers in the Cardiff area to highlight common mistakes around the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) - offering support to help them get it right and reminding them of their legal obligation.

  • Bernie Ecclestone convicted of fraud

    Bernie Ecclestone convicted of fraud

    Billionaire businessman Bernie Ecclestone has pleaded guilty to fraud following a lengthy, complex and worldwide investigation into his tax affairs by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The 92-year-old former Formula One motor racing boss admitted fraud by failing to declare a trust, which held assets worth more than £416m.

  • VAT fraudsters stripped of luxury mansion

    VAT fraudsters stripped of luxury mansion

    Two VAT fraudsters, who chose to spend an extra decade in prison rather than pay back stolen cash, have had their £2.1m Buckinghamshire country house sold by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
    Syed Ahmed and Shakeel Ahmad, both 51, were jailed for seven years in 2007 for their part in a £12.6m VAT fraud that saw 21 individuals receive prison sentences totalling 74 years.
    The defendants were joi

  • Joseph Logue

    Tax crook who swindled dying man jailed

    A tax agent who abused his position to steal from a dying man has been jailed for 3 years for 9 months. Joseph Logue, from Northampton, made Self Assessment repayment claims for his clients but kept the money for himself.

  • Almost 430,000 young people urged to claim their cash

    Almost 430,000 young people urged to claim their cash

    Almost 430,000 18-21 year olds with an unclaimed Child Trust Fund, worth an average of £2,000, are being urged by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to claim their cash as part of UK Savings Week (18 to 24 September 2023).
    Child Trust Funds are long-term, tax-free savings accounts and were set up for every child born between 1 September 2002 and 2 January 2011, with the government contributing an i

  • Families urged to boost their back-to-school budget with Tax-Free Childcare

    Families urged to boost their back-to-school budget with Tax-Free Childcare

    With the new school term starting, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding families to open a Tax-Free Childcare account today to save up to £2,000 per child on their yearly childcare bills.
    Families can use their Tax-Free Childcare account to pay for any approved childcare including holiday clubs, breakfast and after school clubs, child minders and nurseries.
    The scheme provides wor

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