HMRC launches new tax campaign

HMRC has launched new taskforces that will work to recover unpaid tax from targeted sectors. 
HMRC says it expects inspectors to recover as much as £19.5 million in unpaid tax from this campaign. Under the latest initiative, inspectors will target lawyers in London; grocery and retail in South and North Wales, the North West and the South West; hair and beauty in the North East; restaurants in the South East and Solent; and the motor trade in Scotland.
The teams will visit businesses which are seen to be in high-risk sectors in high-risk areas. They will ask to see their business records as well as other evidence.
David Gauke, the Exchequer Secretary, said, “We have made it clear that we will not tolerate tax evasion and we are determined to crack down on the minority who choose to break the rules. Everyone needs to pay the taxes they owe in full. It is not fair that at a time when most hard-working people are paying the right tax, others are trying to get out of paying what they should.”
HMRC’s Mike Eland, Director General Enforcement and Compliance, added, “These taskforces bring together specialists from across HMRC to find people who are not paying what they should. If you have paid all your taxes you have nothing to worry about. But for those deliberately evading tax, be warned that HMRC is coming after you.”

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