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May 17, 2026
Investigations
The British fugitive, his $600m US tax fraud, and its 3,000 victims
Iain Clifford Stamp told his followers the IRS owed them millions. Not because they had paid US tax, or because they had US investments. But because they had once signed mortgages, loans and credit-card agreements here in the UK. Stamp says his organisation filed claims for 3,000 people, worth $600 million. The IRS froze the […]
May 14, 2026
Investigations
Liberty Rock’s claim that a magic cheque can pay your tax
A business called Liberty Rock is marketing a bizarre tax “solution”: supposedly paying your tax by sending HMRC a “magic cheque” which claims to be a bill of exchange. HMRC has issued a “tax fraud” warning about these schemes. We agree: this looks like fraud. We are publishing full details of the Liberty Rock scheme, […]
Apr 7, 2026
Analysis
Inside a fake tax refund factory
Updated 3.45pm on 7 April 2026 with Welcome Accountancy’s legal threat. The internet is full of people promising effortless tax refunds. For many, the business model is simple: invent expenses, file claims at volume, and take a cut. These “refund factories” exploit HMRC’s “process now, check later” systems, operating largely out of sight – but […]
Feb 20, 2026
Analysis
Finance Monthly fabricated an interview with me
Earlier this week, Finance Monthly published an article presented as an interview with me. No such interview took place. I was not contacted. I did not answer questions. The claim that Finance Monthly “spoke with” me is false. The piece reads like generic AI/large-language-model output: heavy use of em dashes, and lots of vague grand-sounding […]
Sep 3, 2025
Investigations
Herran Finance – another fake bank at Companies House
Every Monday morning, we publish an updated list of every PLC in the UK that has failed to file its accounts on time. Sometimes a company is on the list because of a Companies House delay/error. More often, it’s because the company is troubled, bust, or incompetent. And occasionally it reveals an active fraud. Despite […]
Jul 4, 2025
Analysis
Who’s behind the fake banks on Companies House?
One man has set up a series of fake banks on Companies House – with real bank names, no checks, and zero consequences. When he’s caught, he does it again. And he’s been facilitated by a legitimate incorporation agent that, for reasons we don’t understand, incorporated an obviously fraudulent fake bank for him. This report […]
May 17, 2025
Investigations
UK companies with no UK director are 17× more likely to show signs of fraud
A new analysis by Tax Policy Associates shows that 900,000 UK companies have no UK directors – all their directors live abroad. This is permitted by current UK company law – but our analysis finds that these companies are seventeen times more likely to show signs of fraud than companies with at least one UK […]
Mar 24, 2025
Analysis
How do promoters get rich from selling hopeless tax avoidance schemes?
OneE made £10 million selling doomed R&D tax schemes – leaving investors with nothing and taxpayers footing the bill. Here’s how they did it, and here’s how we would change the law to end the tax avoidance industry for good. The scheme involved an attempt to use research and development tax relief to generate tax […]
Feb 8, 2025
Investigations
Who is Michail Roerich, and why did he build the world’s most convincing fake companies?
A mining giant claiming £4bn in revenue, certified by a fake auditor on 128 pages of meticulously detailed fake accounts. A bank with a login page that can’t log anyone in. A trust holding $327bn in Tsarist gold that never existed. Even endorsements from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Nadhim Zahawi, and Baroness Mone […]
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