HMRC

New UK powers to require individuals to explain where their wealth has come from and to freeze and forfeit funds in bank and building society accounts now in force.

https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/january/new-unexplained-wealth-orders-give-increased-powers-to-hmrc/

'HMRC' tax refund scam emails and texts are doing the rounds yet again. Here's how to spot a fake tax rebate email.

https://www.lovemoney.com/guides/15794/hmrc-tax-scams-2018-refund-rebate-frauds-email-text-is-this-real-fake-uk?source=1000693

Both West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police have received eight reports of attempted frauds, which have targeted residents across three counties.

http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/15900150.Police_warn_of_HMRC_fraudsters/

"A husband and wife have been arrested as part of an investigation into a suspected £1.1 million tax fraud," said an HMRC spokesperson.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42809696

HM Revenue and Customs has clamped down on scam texts which purport to be from the taxman and may promise cash rebates

http://www.itv.com/news/2018-01-25/hmrc-scheme-reduces-reports-of-scam-texts-claiming-to-be-from-the-taxman-by-90-percent/

'HMRC' tax refund scam emails are doing the rounds yet again. Here's how to spot a fake tax rebate email

https://www.lovemoney.com/guides/15794/hmrc-tax-refund-rebate-scams-frauds-email-is-this-real-fake-uk

HMRC has bitten off more than it can chew with its major transformation programme, including Making Tax Digital – and that’s without the additional demands that Brexit is making on the department, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has concluded

http://economia.icaew.com/en/news/january-2018/hmrc-on-a-highwire-act-battered-by-the-winds-of-brexit

A struggling businessman who set up a bogus clothing empire reclaimed more than £73,000 in fake VAT receipts, a court heard.

https://www.wigantoday.net/news/crime/struggling-wigan-businessman-falsely-claimed-73-000-in-vat-refunds-1-8951352

Two men from Kent who funded lavish lifestyles by tax fraud have been ordered to pay back more than £3.5 million within three months or go to jail.

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2018-01-08/kent-duo-funded-lavish-lifestyles-by-tax-fraud/

In its ongoing fight against tax evasion, HM Revenue & Customs has revealed its top 10 tax fraud and organised crime cases of 2017.

https://portfolio-adviser.com/hmrc-reveals-top-10-tax-fraud-cases-2017/