Man jailed for using £180,000 tax fraud to pay off confiscation order
A man who carried out a £180,000 VAT tax fraud to repay money he had previously made as a forger has been jailed for more than two years.
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Harry Potter star Rupert Grint loses appeal over £1m tax refund
Harry Potter film star Rupert Grint has lost the latest round of a legal battle for a £1 million tax refund.
Lord Hall admits BBC staff were ‘pushed’ into pay arrangement without benefits
BBC director general Lord Tony Hall has admitted his staff were given no choice but to take employment without sick pay or maternity leave, which left top talent facing massive tax bills.
Beckhams, Dyson boss and Easyjet founder among Britons paying the most tax
Sir James Dyson, Mike Ashley and the Beckham family have been named among those who paid the most tax in the UK last year.
‘Witch mother-in-law put a curse on me’ among strangest late tax excuses
A witch’s curse, a postbox that was too tall and a slow-learning maid are just some of the most outlandish excuses HM Revenue and Customs have received from people who completed their tax returns too late in the past year.
Witchcraft and boiler breakdowns among rejected excuses for late tax returns
Witchcraft, being too cold to type and being too short to reach the post box are among the most bizarre excuses the taxman has heard for people not getting their self-assessment returns in on time.
Cash-strapped Southend back in trouble with HMRC over unpaid tax
Southend have been served with another winding-up petition for unpaid tax by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Harry Potter star Rupert Grint in legal battle for £1m tax refund
Harry Potter film star Rupert Grint is challenging a ruling denying him a £1 million tax refund.
Government offloads student loans book for £1.9bn
The Government has sold off the second portion of its pre-2012 English student loan book for £1.9 billion.
Taxpayers treated unfairly by HMRC, House of Lords report finds
Powers given to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to tackle tax avoidance and evasion are “disproportionate” and undermine the rule of law, a House of Lords report has said.
Celebrity bodyguard jailed for £419,000 tax swindle
A celebrity bodyguard was jailed for four years yesterday after being convicted of swindling the taxman of £419,000.
Concern as Scottish income tax receipts £550million lower than forecast
Concerns were raised about tax changes in Scotland yesterday after it emerged that income tax receipts were £550million lower than forecast in 2016/17.
Warning after Oban woman duped in iTunes scam
Police in Oban are sending out a warning after an elderly woman and other members of the public were duped by an iTunes gift card scam.
VAT fraudster who tried to gain £70,000 from HMRC jailed
A gambling addict who worked as a police administrative assistant was jailed for eight months after falsifying her joiner husband’s VAT returns to gain £70,000 from HMRC.
Police charge man after finding a container filled with more than £1m worth of suspected illicit cigarettes
A 58-year-old man has been charged after an estimated 3.6 million suspected illicit cigarettes were seized by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
British cheese exports soar
The global appetite for British cheese is growing with the value of exports up 23% last year to £615 million.
Loophole closed on bonuses for bosses
A directors’ bonuses tax loophole that deprived the public purse of £55million has been successfully closed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
BBC ‘faces revolt’ over presenters’ tax bills
BBC presenters being hit with tax demands are urging the corporation to help foot their HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) bills.
Aberdeen man hid 65,000 illegal cigarettes in parents’ garage
An Aberdeen man has been spared jail after police discovered 65,000 illegally imported cigarettes in his parents’ garage.
Dornoch woman faces jail after “making up” VAT returns for husband’s business
A former local authority admin assistant was warned she faces jail after she falsified VAT returns to gain £70,000 from HMRC.
Highland businessman admits £18,500 VAT offence
A Highland businessman overcharged a client by £18,500 after including VAT on his invoices when his business was not registered for the tax.
Moray woman jailed for £2.4m tax swindle was living on family handouts
The shocked family of a Moray woman jailed over a £2.4million tax swindle has revealed that she was living on handouts from relatives.
£43,000 tax fraud fisher jailed for 14 months
A fisherman who netted £43,000 of taxpayers’ money by failing to declare his earnings for almost a decade has been jailed.
Moray architect conned the tax man out of £27,000
A Moray businessman swindled more than £27,000 from the taxman during a two-year fraud.
Electronics firm boss challenges tax court action
A Moray businessman has vowed to defend his company after the taxman launched a legal bid to have it wound up.
Scottish potato merchant jailed for VAT fraud
A wholesale potato merchant from Perthshire has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for VAT fraud.
Council issue warning over fake HMRC calls
North-east residents have been warned to beware of calls pretending to be HM Revenue and Customs.
Ballater restaurant’s former owner faces eight-year business ban
A former Royal Deeside restaurateur has been barred from becoming a director of any UK company for eight years for failing to keep adequate financial records.
Identity mix-up leaves Aberdeenshire woman without pension for five months
An Aberdeenshire woman who has been forced to cash in on her private pension after a national insurance bungle is still battling to get her money back - five months on.
Struggling farmers urged to ask HMRC for help
Farmers and crofters facing financial difficulty as a result of late subsidy payments are being urged to ask HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if they can defer their January tax bills.
Questions raised over fuel rebate scheme
A Highland MP today called into question the value of a UK Government fuel rebate scheme as it emerged there is no petrol station in one of the areas covered.
Hundreds of jobs at risk in north of Scotland amid HMRC closure plans
Hundreds of jobs could be axed in the north of Scotland amid plans to close a series of tax offices across the country.