Tag: Beneficial Ownership - Tax Policy Associates

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Mar 8, 2024 Analysis

The secret campaign to block international tax transparency initiatives

A very strange High Court decision was just published – Webster v HMRC. It reveals that an unknown person or company is engaged in an international strategic litigation campaign to block international tax and transparency initiatives, and is going to great lengths to remain anonymous. On the face of it, this case is about FATCA. […]

32 [F1 General false statement offence] [F1 False statements: basic offence]

[F' (1) It is an offence for a person, without reasonable excuse, to—

(a) deliver or cause to be delivered to the registrar for the purposes of this Part any document that is misleading,
false or deceptive in a material particular, or

(b) make to the registrar, for the purposes of this Part, any statement that is misleading, false or deceptive in a
material particular.

Jan 14, 2024 Investigations

Douglas Barrowman: 25 more companies with unlawfully hidden ownership

We previously reported that Douglas Barrowman’s companies had unlawfully hidden their ownership of PPE Medpro and the companies holding Barrowman’s Belgravia house. We can now identify 25 additional companies where Barrowman’s group has unlawfully failed to disclose the ownership, abetted by what appears to be a rogue company verification agent. (Update: the total is actually […]

Dec 19, 2023 Investigations

Douglas Barrowman unlawfully hid the ownership of another company

Douglas Barrowman and Michelle Mone appear to own a house in Belgravia through two BVI companies and a trust. They should all show Barrowman and/or Mone as the beneficial owner. They don’t. That’s a breach of company law – and potentially a criminal offence. UPDATE 22 December 2023: The Times has reported that Barrowman sold […]