HMRC

Around 20 officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) found almost seven tonnes of tobacco, worth more than £2 million in evaded duty, inside potato bags at two rented agricultural buildings, in Bedworth, Warwickshire.

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/see-2million-illegal-tobacco-haul-14961459

HMRC explains that companies can avoid VAT penalties in future “by not becoming involved in any transactions connected with VAT fraud’’

https://www.accountancyage.com/2018/07/18/what-does-hmrc-advise-businesses-on-vat-fraud-prevention/

A 43 year old man from Leicester who led a gang of 19 on a £2.4 million VAT repayment fraud has been jailed.

http://www.capitalfm.com/eastmids/radio/news/local/leicester-ringleader-jailed-for-tax-fraud/

Company director has heard she is likely to be jailed for a VAT fiddle totalling almost £50,000.

https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2018/07/12/judges-prison-warning-for-company-director-who-committed-fraud-of-almost-50k/

HMRC employs just 522 staff to tackle tens of billions of tax evasion by the super-rich whereas the DWP employ 4,045 to tackle benefit fraud

https://fullfact.org/economy/benefit-fraud-tax-inspectors-numbers/  

A six-year investigation by HMRC had found that the men, along with their friends, fraudulently operated six companies, buying and selling mobile phones and CD ROMs.

https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/eastmidlands/news/2015638-bankruptcy-extended-derby-man-linked-45m-vat-fraud

HMRC not using its extended powers to bring down tax fraudsters

https://www.cbronline.com/news/1-5-billion-in-tax-lost

A surge in scam sites pretending to offer tax refunds has just made officials more determined to stamp out the frauds for good

https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/time-high-tax-scam-sites-12821238

Fraudsters involved in scams costing the Treasury almost £100m have bought a string of luxury apartments in Dubai – now considered to have replaced Spain’s Costa Del Crime as the place to launder money

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/24/fraudsters-turn-dubai-new-costa-del-crime

A barrister who specialised in serious fraud claimed he did not know it was illegal for him not to pay his tax

https://economia.icaew.com/en/news/june-2018/serious-fraud-barrister-jailed-for-tax-fraud