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Latest news from HMRC - August

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20 August 2012

Tax avoidance 'hat-trick' delivers gold

HMRC has won three key court decisions against tax avoidance schemes during July.

16 August 2012

Top tax cheats put in the frame

Photographs of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Most Wanted tax fugitives are today being published for the first time online.

14 August 2012

New tax return penalties being sent to 0.5 million non-filers

Around half a million people who still haven't sent their 2010/11 tax returns to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will start to receive additional penalty letters from this week.

10 August 2012

HMRC holds live webinar on company directors' responsibilities

A free, live webinar for anyone who has set up or taken over a limited company will be conducted by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on Tuesday 14 August

9 August 2012

Monaco tax fraudster jailed after failed flee attempt

A British man living a luxury lifestyle in Monaco, who was arrested as he was about to leave the UK during an HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) investigation, has been jailed for four years today for masterminding a £673,000 VAT fraud.

6 August 2012

Electricians have one week left to pay tax

Electricians have just one week to pay any undisclosed tax that they owe under an HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) campaign.