Category Archives: Fraud

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How to recognise tax scams

How to recognise tax scams. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have recently published updated guidance on how to identify tax scams made by phone, email, or text. They advise that […]

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SMALL BUISNESS BOUNCE BACK LOAN SCHEME Burton on Trent

Pilot scheme – Potential fraudulent Bounce Back Loan Applications

Pilot scheme – Potential fraudulent Bounce Back Loan Applications The Department for Business (DBT), the Cabinet Office, and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have initiated a pilot program to detect […]

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New warnings from HMRC re tax fraudsters

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

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 on fraud announced

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

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

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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