Market leading insight for tax experts
View online issue

Fraud or Neglect

Will Heard www.specialtax.co.uk reviews when the distinction between fraud and neglect is important in Inland Revenue investigations

 
Will Heard www.specialtax.co.uk reviews when the distinction between fraud and neglect is important in Inland Revenue investigations
 
A As long ago as Finance Act 1989 the maximum financial penalty for fraud was reduced from twice the evaded tax to an amount equal to the evaded tax. Since the maximum penalty for neglect was also an amount equal to the evaded tax this amendment appeared to remove the need for both the inspector and adviser to distinguish between the two concepts when dealing with a tax investigation.
 
This move gave legitimacy to several conventions operated by the Revenue in practice. Firstly the maximum penalty that was negotiated in blatant fraud cases rarely...

If you or your firm subscribes to Taxjournal.com, please click the login box below:

If you do not subscribe but are a registered user, please enter your details in the following boxes:

Alternatively, you can register free of charge to read a limited amount of subscriber content per month.
Once you have registered, you will receive an email directing you back to read this article in full.
Please reach out to customer services at +44 (0) 330 161 1234 or 'customer.services@lexisnexis.co.uk' for further assistance.
EDITOR'S PICKstar
Top