Category Archives: Fraud

New warnings from HMRC re tax fraudsters

New warnings from HMRC re tax fraudsters

30th November 2021 Posted by -

Fraudsters are continuing to target taxpayers with scam emails in advance of the 31 January 2022 deadline for submission of Self-Assessment returns.

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CIS Tax specialists Burton on Trent - Alexander Accountancy

Changes to tackle CIS abuse

4th January 2021 Posted by -

The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) is a set of special rules for tax and National Insurance for those working in the construction industry. Businesses in the construction industry are known as

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Consultations to crack down on fraud announced

Consultations on fraud announced

17th December 2020 Posted by -

The government has unveiled three new consultations to help combat fraud by reforming the UK’s register of company information. This follows an announcement earlier this year that Companies House will be reformed to clamp-down on fraud and money

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Alexander Accountancy - management account experts Burton on Trent

HMRC crackdown on avoidance schemes

10th December 2020 Posted by -

HMRC and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have come together to jointly target misleading marketing by promoters of tax avoidance schemes. HMRC and the ASA can jointly issue an Enforcement Notice to companies irresponsibly advertising tax

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Beware tax deadline scammers

Beware tax deadline scammers

26th November 2020 Posted by -

Fraudsters are continuing to target taxpayers with scam emails in advance of the 31 January deadline for submission of Self-Assessment returns. In fact, over the last year, HMRC received more than 846,000 reports about suspicious HMRC contact. A

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