Midlands Fraud Forum

VAT: Fife hoteliers deny fraud charges

11 Aug 2019 9:14 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Two Fife hoteliers pleaded not guilty to fraud charges levelled against them earlier this week.

https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/557651/fife-hoteliers-deny-fraud-charges

VAT: London Deutsche Bank trader charged in Germany for ‘VAT fraud’

11 Aug 2019 8:55 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

A trader who worked at Deutsche Bank in London has been charged by German prosecutors for his suspected role in VAT fraud.

https://www.cityam.com/london-deutsche-bank-trader-charged-in-germany-for-vat-fraud/

VAT: York woman wanted over £1bn fraud

05 Aug 2019 4:28 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Police are searching for a woman from York suspected of being involved in a £1bn money laundering scheme.

https://www.minsterfm.com/news/local/2924933/york-woman-wanted-over-1bn-fraud/#.XUdQRmhYqTk.twitter

Tax: Kent gang members jailed after selling millions of illegal cigarettes

30 Jul 2019 6:42 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

The gang supplied cigarettes and tobacco to a network of convenience shops in Margate, Gravesend, Chatham, Ramsgate, Dartford, Gillingham and Maidstone

https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/kent-gang-members-jailed-after-3144251?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Tax: Jailed restaurateur served with ban after £1m tax fraud

30 Jul 2019 6:32 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

A jailed restaurateur has been banned from running companies for 12 years after he was found to owe HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) more than £1m.

https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/556883/jailed-restaurateur-served-with-ban-after-1m-tax-fraud

Tax: Altrincham man sentenced over £75,000 tax fraud

22 Jul 2019 9:16 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

A bookkeeper from Altrincham has been handed a suspended prison sentence for attempting to steal £75,000 in a tax fraud.

http://altrincham.today/2019/07/19/news/altrincham-man-sentenced-75000-tax-fraud/

Tax: Rosyth man sentenced after claiming £20,000 he wasn't entitled to

22 Jul 2019 9:10 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

A ROYAL Navy submariner from Rosyth has been sentenced for a £20,000 Income Tax fraud.

https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/17779980.rosyth-man-sentenced-claiming-20-000-wasn-39-t-entitled/?ref=twtrec

Tax: Treasury admits to zero loan charge promoter convictions

15 Jul 2019 9:27 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

The Treasury has admitted that not a single promoter of Disguised Remuneration schemes has been convicted of criminal offences.

https://www.contractoruk.com/news/0014171treasury_admits_zero_loan_charge_promoter_convictions.html

Duty: Co Armagh farmer sentenced for large-scale tobacco fraud

08 Jul 2019 9:01 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

A south Armagh farmer has been sentenced for evading more than £43,329 in excise duty, after being caught with large quantities of non-UK duty paid cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco (HRT).

https://www.armaghi.com/news/south-armagh/co-armagh-farmer-sentenced-for-large-scale-tobacco-fraud/89973

Tax: HMRC takes record £860m in penalties

08 Jul 2019 5:10 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Last year, HMRC imposed a record £860m in penalties on individual taxpayers, up 24% from £694m in 2017/18, according to accounting group UHY Hacker Young

vhttps://www.accountancyage.com/2019/07/02/hmrc-takes-record-860m-in-penalties/#.XR0OcV147PQ.twitter