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Cash seized by HMRC officers

Wanted tax fugitive jailed for money laundering

A money launderer who fled during his 2018 trial has been extradited from the Netherlands and jailed for five-and-a-half years. Javed Ahmad was caught trying to stuff more than £100,000 in a filing cabinet when HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers raided his Burnley office in November 2015.

Kenneth Scott

Crooked accountant who stole from staff jailed

A crooked accountant who abused his position to orchestrate a £1.7 million tax fraud - spending the stolen cash on lavish holidays and cars - has been jailed for four years.

HMRC probes suspected tax evasion bank customers

HMRC probes suspected tax evasion bank customers

Hundreds of UK customers of a collapsed Puerto Rican bank linked to tax evasion and money laundering are being given a chance to check and correct their tax affairs. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is currently writing to around 600 people in the UK who used the Euro Pacific Bank (EPB) urging them to check their tax position and make any corrections to their tax affairs.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is the UK’s tax authority

HMRC is responsible for making sure that the money is available to fund the UK’s public services and for helping families and individuals with targeted financial support.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

100 Parliament St
SW1A 2BQ London