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Andrew Watters and Jonathan Levy, Partners, LevyWatters, discuss the Revenue's ambivalent position on whether tax evasion is a civil or criminal matter in the light of recent disclosure requirements

 
Andrew Watters and Jonathan Levy Partners LevyWatters discuss the Revenue's ambivalent position on whether tax evasion is a civil or criminal matter in the light of recent disclosure requirements
 
The terms 'tax evasion' and 'fraud' have traditionally been used with some restraint in discussions between the Inland Revenue and tax advisers. The distinction between avoidance and evasion was more the stuff of reflective articles than the nitty-gritty of handling enquiries. Few inspectors felt the need to talk about fraud when phrases such as 'clear negligence' got them into a penalty position. However there are growing pressures on the Revenue to consider tax...

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