Who protects consumers from tax fraud?
Currently, the answer is: nobody Here are two examples I’ve seen in the last two days. They’re not avoidance schemes.
12 December 2023
Currently, the answer is: nobody Here are two examples I’ve seen in the last two days. They’re not avoidance schemes.
I have just filed a complaint with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) regarding Chris Bailey,
I have an exciting announcement. I’m setting up a tax consultancy called “Less Tax for Investors” and will be selling
We recently wrote about two landlord tax avoidance outfits: Less Tax for Landlords and Property118. They together advised thousands of
We’ve reviewed multiple Property118 client files to investigate how they implement their tax avoidance scheme. We’ve found that the scheme
UPDATED 21 July 2024: Bhattacharya filed a DMCA takedown notice to try to remove this video from the internet. US
We’re being SLAPPed by tax avoidance outfit “Property118” We said their landlord tax avoidance scheme didn’t work and, worse, could
Less Tax for Landlords is a high profile firm. They sponsor the National Landlord Investment Show and are promoted by
There are a surprising number of people still promoting tax avoidance schemes. Of course, they say they’re not tax avoidance
Since our original report, we’ve received numerous reports of clients’ and advisers’ experiences with Property118. This short report explains one
Following our report on Property118, landlords have been getting in contact and asking what they should be doing. Tax Policy
Property118 is a tax avoidance boutique which works in a “joint venture” with a barristers chambers called Cotswold Barristers. They
The Sunday Times has a remarkable story that Lord Sugar tried to avoid tax by leaving the UK for Australia.
6pm update: St James’s Place sent me a statement saying “We are currently investigating this matter, including the nature of
The Tax Justice Network claims the world will lose $5 trillion in tax abuse over the next 10 years. They
Many “tax avoidance schemes” are in fact just tax fraud. We’ve been investigating “mini-umbrella company” (MUC) schemes, where a recruitment
Our report on Monday revealed the scheme: it used 10,000 UK companies, supposedly owned by 10,000 Philippine individuals, to claim
Our report yesterday revealed the scheme: it used 10,000 UK companies, supposedly owned by 10,000 Philippine individuals, to claim at
UPDATE: Computer Weekly coverage here There are lots of small advisory firms pushing a fake GDPR tax reclaim “service” to
Fintech company B2BTradeCard has run a successful loyalty card business for eight years – sponsoring a local motorsport team, donating