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Oct 20, 2025 Analysis

Criminalising tax avoidance – I’ve changed my mind

We’ve investigated many tax avoidance schemes. None of them had any technical merit – indeed many were closer to tax evasion than tax avoidance. All of the schemes, without exception, should have been disclosed to HMRC under DOTAS – the rules requiring up-front disclosure of tax avoidance schemes. None of them were. The whole point […]

Feb 26, 2025 Investigations

TikTok tax avoidance from Arka Wealth: why the Government and the Bar should act

A firm called Arka Wealth have widely promoted a tax scheme which they claim avoids all corporate tax, income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax – not just in the UK but across Europe. They work with a barrister called Setu Kamal, who they say is “one of Europe’s leading tax barristers”. Arka Wealth’s […]

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Feb 14, 2024 Investigations

Property118: more denial from tax avoiders who’ve been caught

Last year we revealed an inept and dangerous landlord tax avoidance scheme promoted by Property118 and Cotswold Barristers. They responded with a weird campaign of denial, threats and abuse. HMRC then started to investigate, but Property118 didn’t tell their clients. HMRC’s conclusion? Property118 had unlawfully failed to notify HMRC they were promoting a tax avoidance […]