08-Dec-2011
Five new taskforces have been set up to tackle tax evasion in different areas of the country. The new HMRC taskforces will target:
• scrap metal dealers in Scotland
• construction traders who are self employed or run their own company who suppress sales or over-claim expenses in the North West and North Wales
• taxpayers not submitting their statutory returns across Corporation Tax, Income Tax Self Assessment, PAYE and VAT in the South East
• fast food outlets deliberately falsifying their records and mis-declaring their true sales levels to avoid paying the correct taxes in Scotland, and
• landlords – owning or renting three or more properties – evading their tax responsibilities in North West and North Wales.