Ecclestone ‘corrupt payments’ trial judgement reserved – BBC News
‘A judge has reserved judgement in an £85m ($140m) damages claim against the Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone.’
BBC News, 13th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: tax evasion
Father jailed for stealing to launch son’s racing career – Daily Telegraph
“A father has been jailed for stealing £600,000 from the taxpayer to try and make his son the next Lewis Hamilton.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Spike in criminal prosecutions for tax evasion signal middle class professionals now in HMRC firing line, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“A steep rise in the number of criminal prosecutions for tax evasion indicates that the financial affairs of middle class professionals are now subject to increasing scrutiny by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th August 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Prosecutions for tax evasion double – Daily Telegraph
“The number of criminal prosecutions for tax evasion has more than doubled in the last year as middle class professionals are increasingly targeted over tax avoidance.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Father and Son Haulage Firm Owners Sentenced for Manslaughter of driver – Crown Prosecution Service
“A father and son have today (Friday 28 June) been sentenced to a total of 11 years in prison at St. Albans Crown Court after being found guilty of the manslaughter – on the basis of gross negligence – of Stephen Kenyon, a driver employed at their haulage firm.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 28th June 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
HMRC ‘names and shames’ more deliberate tax defaulters – OUT-LAW.com
“Details of fines included on a second public list of tax defaulters shows that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is ‘cracking down harder than ever before’ on businesses and individuals that deliberately underpay tax, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Couple jailed for £900,000 car insurance fraud – Daily Telegraph
“A couple who carried out a fraudulent insurance scheme worth £900,000 used the money to put one of their children through a top public school.”
Daily Telegraph,
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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My conviction is unsafe, says QC jailed for VAT fraud – Law Society’s Gazette
“A London silk sentenced today to three and a half years in prison after being convicted of a £600,000 VAT fraud says he will fight to clear his name.”
Law Society’s Gazette,
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
CPS launches crackdown on middle-class tax evaders – The Independent
“Thousands of tax cheats – including those with no previous criminal convictions – face being prosecuted and jailed as part of a crack-down on evasion to be launched by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).”
The Independent, 22nd January 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tax evasion: Criminal crackdown to accelerate – BBC News
“More cases of tax evasion will be taken to the criminal courts as the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) accelerates its crackdown in this area.”
BBC News, 21st January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man who hid 14 million cigarettes in refrigerated lorries carrying fruit and vegetables is jailed – The Independent
“A freight distribution manager who hid more than 14 million cigarettes in refrigerated lorries carrying fruit and vegetables, to evade an estimated £2.5 million in duty and VAT, has been jailed, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).”
The Independent, 2nd November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Harry Redknapp found not guilty in tax evasion trial – The Independent
“Football boss Harry Redknapp was cleared today of taking bungs in an offshore tax dodge.”
The Independent, 8th February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge bans tweeting from Harry Redknapp tax trial after reporter tweets name of juror – Legal Week
“The judge in Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp’s tax trial has banned the use of Twitter in court after a breach of reporting restrictions.”
Legal Week, 24th January 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
Tax office ‘investigating Premier League footballers’ perks’ – The Guardian
“Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs is investigating Premier League footballers and their clubs over alleged ‘secret perks’ enjoyed by players and their families, according to reports.”
The Guardian, 1st January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government abandons double tax treaty plans – OUT-LAW.com
“Proposed legislation to combat tax avoidance involving double tax treaties has been abandoned, the Government has confirmed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Mobilx Ltd ( in administration) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners; Blue Sphere Global Ltd v Same; Calltel Telecom Ltd and another v Same – WLR Daily
“Where a trader had means of knowing that by his purchase he was participating in a transaction connected with fraudulent evasion of VAT he lost his right to deduct input tax but only when he knew or should have known that the transaction was connected to fraud. To lose his entitlement it was not sufficient that the taxpayer knew or should have known that it was more likely than not that his purchase was connected to fraud.”
WLR Daily, 14th May 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Megtian Ltd (in administration) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily
“The phrase ‘knew or ought to have known’ when applied for the purpose of identifying the state of a mind of a person who had participated in a transaction which was in fact connected with a fraud encompassed two different states of mind. A person who knew that a transaction was connected with fraudulent tax evasion was a participant in that fraud and had a dishonest state of mind; by contrast, a person who merely ought to have known of the relevant connection was not dishonest, but had a state of mind broadly equivalent to negligence.”
WLR Daily, 19th January 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Organised crime groups one step ahead of police, Home Office admits – The Times
“Tax investigations of the kind used to convict Al Capone are to be used to tackle the 30,000 organised criminals who cost the UK up to £40 billion a year.”
The Times, 13th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Football is ‘vulnerable’ to money laundering, but no names named – The Guardian
“Today’s report by the Financial Action Task Force raises the spectre, in calm, plain language, that football is vulnerable to criminals, who might take over beloved local clubs or use the transfer system to launder dirty money or evade tax.”
The Guardian, 1st July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
