Robert Venables, senior tax KC, is being prosecuted by HMRC for tax evasion
HMRC is alleging Mr Venables evaded nine years’ tax in his personal tax returns. Tax evasion (technically “cheating the revenue”)
28 October 2024
HMRC is alleging Mr Venables evaded nine years’ tax in his personal tax returns. Tax evasion (technically “cheating the revenue”)
This is an updated version of an article first published in 2023. What’s the very short answer? It’s this: (click
HMRC has designated two structures used by the adviser ‘Property118’ as “tax avoidance schemes”. Property118 are appealing to a tax
Nobody’s looking forward to tax rises in the Budget. To create at least some upside, we’ve made a simple Budget
There’s 13.8% employer national insurance when someone’s employed, and nothing when they’re not. That’s unfair – but also creates a
A document disclosed to the Post Office Inquiry, and published yesterday, shows that the Post Office considered requiring that postmasters
Postmasters previously offered derisory compensation by the Post Office are being given a new opportunity to claim under an independent
Recent events have highlighted R&D tax credit fraud. However we believe the scale of the problem is much higher than
Which MP is the highest earner? Who receives the highest donations? Who takes the most foreign trips? We’ve just launched
There’s a report Labour’s non-dom changes will cost the UK £1bn – but the figure is meaningless, based on a
Companies associated with the struck-off solicitor, convicted fraudster, bankrupt, pornographer, and negligent tax avoidance scheme promoter Paul Baxendale-Walker continue to
We frequently receive tip-offs from accountants and lawyers who’ve seen firms promoting dubious tax schemes. This often requires a large
BBC Merseyside is reporting on a ludicrous attempt to avoid business rates using snails. It is so stupid that I
This is now replaced by our automatically-updating list of PLCs with late accounts. Brewdog plc is six weeks late filing
Rachel Reeves has said there is a £22bn “black hole” in the public finances, and that she’ll have to raise
Tens of thousands of people (including me!) just received this email from Property118, attaching a rather scary HMRC “stop notice”
We have previously reported on a high profile unregulated firm called “Property118”, which promoted a series of landlord tax avoidance
At a time when the UK’s finances look fragile, the new Chancellor would be forgiven for thinking the only purpose
We wrote last month about Paul Baxendale-Walker, the former barrister and solicitor who helped create the “loan schemes” that cost
Over the last seventeen years most of the tax gap fell by two-thirds – a remarkable achievement. But a deep