Music Festival boss jailed for Income Tax and VAT fraud
Date:
14 October 2011
Summary:
David Stewardson pleaded guilty to the fraudulent evasion of over £1 million in Income Tax and VAT. He provided security at major music festivals such as Glastonbury, T in the Park, Reading and Leeds. He failed to register to pay Income Tax on his profits and used false invoices to collect VAT from his customers that he then failed to pay to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). During the period of the fraud, Stewardson also claimed state benefits. He was jailed for three years.
This prosecution follows the announcement by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in September 2010 that there would be a five-fold increase in HMRC prosecutions for tax fraud in the period to 2015. Cases that might previously have been dealt with under the Civil Investigation of Fraud (CIF) procedures will now be criminally investigated and prosecuted by HMRC.
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Engineer jailed for Corporation Tax and VAT fraud
Date:
21 September 2011
Summary:
Javad Hamid pleaded guilty to six offences involving the fraudulent evasion of over £222,000 in Corporation Tax and VAT. Hamid provided consultancy services to the oil and gas industry via a limited company. He failed to pay both Corporation Tax on his company's profits and VAT collected from his customers. He was jailed for four years.
This prosecution follows the announcement by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in September 2010 that there would be a five-fold increase in HMRC prosecutions for tax fraud in the period to 2015. Cases that might previously have been dealt with under the Civil Investigation of Fraud (CIF) procedures will now be criminally investigated and prosecuted by HMRC.
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Fake Tax Agent jailed for tax repayment fraud
Date:
9 September 2011
Summary:
Lawrence Goldberg pleaded guilty to conspiring to cheat the Revenue by attempting to steal around £5 million - £4 million of which was withheld by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Goldberg set up 51 bogus tax agent companies that submitted over 2,000 fraudulent tax returns claiming tax repayments. The false repayments he did obtain were then transferred to offshore accounts. He was jailed for two years.
This prosecution follows the announcement by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in September 2010 that there would be a five-fold increase in HMRC prosecutions for tax fraud in the period to 2015. Cases that might previously have been dealt with under the Civil Investigation of Fraud (CIF) procedures will now be criminally investigated and prosecuted by HMRC.
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