Topics: Crime, Law, Legal affairs

  • HMRC confirms long-term presence in Preston

    Preston will be retained as a long-term location in the North West for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the department has announced today.
    HMRC’s existing transitional site in Preston, at St Mark’s House and St Mary’s House, was due to close in 2025, with employees moving to our Manchester or Liverpool regional centres. Today’s announcement means more than 1,000 HMRC jobs will remain in Preston

  • West Yorkshire man jailed for Eat Out to Help Out fraud

    A former West Yorkshire town councillor has been jailed for trying to steal more than £430,000 through the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
    Mohammed Ikram, 36, of Springfield Court, Keighley, admitted stealing money from the Covid-19 support schemes, following an investigation by HM Revenue and Custom’s (HMRC) Taxpayer Protection Taskforce.
    He used his own café and takeaway business

  • Prison time doubled for ‘most wanted’ tax criminal

    One of the UK’s most wanted tax fugitives, who was caught and jailed for eight years last year, has had her sentence more than doubled for failing to repay the money she stole.
    Sarah Panitzke, originally from York, played a leading role in a vast multi-million-pound VAT fraud and became one of the UK’s most wanted criminals after absconding during her trial in 2013.
    The 48-year-old spent n

  • Two arrested as global bank probe gathers pace

    Two men have been arrested as part of a multi-million-pound tax fraud investigation involving UK customers of a collapsed Puerto Rican bank.
    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers executed search warrants at three residential and business addresses in Liverpool and arrested two men, aged 40 and 50.
    Computers and other digital devices were seized during the raids along with business record

  • Tax agency stopped from operating by HM Revenue and Customs

    A company which charged taxpayers significant sums to make claims for tax refunds has been stopped from operating.
    Tax Credits Ltd (TCL) can no longer trade as a repayment agent after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) found they had committed serious anti-money laundering breaches.
    As a result of breaching the regulations, which are predominately designed to prevent businesses being exploited by

  • Give the gift of Marriage Allowance on Valentine’s Day

    Married couples are being urged to consider giving the gift of Marriage Allowance to their husband, wife or civil partner this Valentine’s Day, and save up to £252 a year.
    More than 2.1 million couples currently benefit from Marriage Allowance, but HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates that thousands more couples are missing out because they don’t realise they may be eligible, particularly

  • Belfast workers urged to check their pay as 6,800 miss out on National Minimum Wage

    People who work in Belfast are being encouraged to check that they are receiving the correct pay, after nearly 7,000 workers in the city were underpaid the National Minimum Wage (NMW) last year. This month HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is writing to more than 30,000 workers in the area to raise awareness and warn about mistakes employers may make with their pay.

  • Illegal alcohol factory dismantled in Staffordshire

    An illegal alcohol factory capable of producing up to 150 bottles of fake vodka every hour has been dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in Staffordshire.
    HMRC searched a commercial premises near Lichfield on February 1 and discovered the property was filled with counterfeit vodka and production machinery.
    It’s estimated the factory was capable of evading £2.5million of excise duty ev

  • Boost your childcare budget this half term

    As the February half term draws closer, families are being reminded that they can save up to £2,000 a year on childcare costs with Tax-Free Childcare.
    More than 401,300 families used the scheme in September 2022 and benefitted from the government paying towards childcare costs.
    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is encouraging families to find out more about Tax-Free Childcare and check their e

  • One week left to file for fewer than 3.4 million Self Assessment customers

    With one week to go until the deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging fewer than 3.4 million customers to get their Self Assessment tax return done.
    More than 12 million customers are expected to file a tax return for the 2021 to 2022 tax year and pay any tax owed by 31 January deadline. To date, almost 8.7 million customers have already filed their tax return.
    Last year, more than

  • Illegal tobacco factory smashed

    One of Scotland’s biggest ever illegal tobacco factories has been dismantled after a raid in West Lothian

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