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Cheating the public revenue

Joseph Howard considers what constitutes 'cheating' the Revenue and how HMRC are likely to react

The Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO) has recently indicted two former employees of Vantis and their wives (along with an independent financial adviser) on charges of cheating the public revenue (‘cheating’).

 

The indictment alleges that the defendants dishonestly and with intent to defraud cheated HM the Queen and HMRC by dishonestly submitting and dishonestly facilitating and inducing others to submit claims for tax relief which falsely stated the values of charitable donations of shares in certain companies during the relevant accounting periods.

 

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