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A new government counter-fraud squad has launched investigations against those who defrauded the public during the Covid pandemic. New enforcement … Continue reading Special fraud squad hunts down Covid loan scams
People who have stopped receiving benefits but still refuse to repay money owed to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) could be banned from driving under sweeping new powers that have come in. … Continue reading Driving bans for those who refuse to repay benefit debts
HMRC crackdown targets criminals exploiting the high street. HMRC will carry out more than 30,000 interventions this year to tackle tax … Continue reading Dodgy shops: “We are coming for you”
A new report released .. reveals the strides being made to improve the accuracy of the Companies House register and … Continue reading Progress made in cleaning up Companies House register as further steps taken to tackle economic crime
Pension savers will be better protected from scams under new plans announced Tuesday 9th June 2026, as the Government acts … Continue reading Crack down on pension scams
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has seen an increase in attempts to use ‘Bills of Exchange’ to pay a tax … Continue reading Tax fraud warning: ‘Bills of Exchange’
Winter Fuel Payments paid in winter 2025 will be recovered from pensioners with income above £35,000 Check if your payment … Continue reading Winter Fuel Payment scams targeting pensioners
UK drives international action to go after scammers at the Global Fraud Summit, hosted by the United Nations in Vienna … Continue reading Global taskforce to hunt down overseas scammers
Owners of Bitcoin and other digital assets will benefit from greater legal protection thanks to an important clarification to the … Continue reading UK recognises cryptocurrency as personal property
HMRC is aware that businesses are being approached by organisations offering models which falsely claim to be able to reduce employment … Continue reading Tax fraud warning for employment agencies and employers
Those who still owe Covid scheme money to the public purse have been given a time-limited opportunity to pay it … Continue reading Covid repayment window opens
HMRC has secured a landmark victory at an Upper Tier Tribunal against Mini Umbrella Company (MUC) fraud. The judgement states … Continue reading Mini Umbrella Company fraud tribunal win for HMRC
With HMRC clamping down on some umbrella organisations, and new regulatory obligations also being introduced, some employees are finding that … Continue reading Being moved between umbrellas?
It maybe feels like there shouldn’t be a lakh or hetsy about it! HM Revenue and Customs is writing to … Continue reading PAYE fraud hits 100,000
Over £1 billion of Universal Credit payments stopped by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) – and set to … Continue reading DWP blocks £1 billion in incorrect payments
Disclosure & Barring Service is providing support to job seekers for a safer employment search. Non-existent DBS check scam Persuading … Continue reading ‘Fake DBS check’ recruitment scams
GDPR tax relief! HMRC is aware of tax agents that target businesses to claim Corporation Tax refunds through incorrect provisions, … Continue reading GDPR tax relief claims! You’re kidding
Millions of people, including families, pensioners, carers and those struggling to find work are set to benefit from Autumn Budget … Continue reading DWP – Autumn Budget 2024 to drive up opportunity and drive down poverty
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is warning that scammers are sending text messages about fake DVSA parking penalty … Continue reading Warning about parking fine scam text
Fraud, Error and Debt Bill brought forward to tackle social security fraud New laws will give DWP more powers to catch fraudsters … Continue reading Social Security fraud crackdown
Work to tackle Covid loan abuse revealed in Insolvency Service’s Annual Report and Accounts More than 830 directors banned following … Continue reading Tackling COVID loan abuse
As part of the Kings Speech delivered on Wednesday 17th July 2924, the Starmer Labour government set out its intention … Continue reading Employment Rights Bill
HMRC have named more umbrella tax avoidance schemes that don’t work as part of the 72 tax avoidance named schemes. … Continue reading More named tax avoidance umbrella schemes bagged
Department for Work and Pensions announces it has saved £1.3 billion from fraud and error Government updates plan to further crack down on benefit cheats, … Continue reading DWP plan to catch benefit cheats
Accent Umbrella Ltd (AUL) has been named by HMRC as a promoter of tax avoidance schemes. Please be cautious following … Continue reading With Accent Umbrella? Get out!
IT consultant applied for two Bounce Back Loans and failed to disclose existence of first loan to liquidators Syzmon Jastrzebski … Continue reading IT consultant given directorship ban over concealing Covid loan
Tough action taken against directors to tackle Covid loan misconduct 831 company directors banned in 2023-2024 for Covid support scheme … Continue reading Over 800 directors banned for abusing Covid support
A group who stole over £50 million of taxpayers’ money has been brought to justice in the largest ever benefit … Continue reading Fraudsters behind benefits scam brought to justice
HMRC records a rise in the number of customers reporting 'suspicious contact' from fraudsters. With the Self Assessment tax deadline … Continue reading Warning as scam Self Assessment referrals exceed 200,000
Coinciding with the Home Office Stop! Think Fraud campaign, the Disclosure & Barring Service is providing support to job seekers … Continue reading ‘Fake DBS check’ recruitment scams
A man from east London must repay £10,000 within one week after falsely applying for a Covid Bounce Back Loan. … Continue reading Construction contractor transferred Covid funds to his own bank
Self Assessment filers are urged by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to be on the lookout for scam texts, emails … Continue reading Self Assessment Scam Warning
New to paying tax? Criminals posing as HMRC may contact you offering a tax refund or to tell you your … Continue reading Students – don’t be scammed
The Public Sector Fraud Authority has exceeded its £180m target, saving taxpayers £311 million in its first year The savings … Continue reading Counter fraud authority saves taxpayers £311 million in its first year
Members of a gang which recruited illegal migrants to work as cleaners across a string of Sainsbury’s supermarkets have been … Continue reading Crime leader who recruited illegal workers to clean at Sainsbury’s jailed
A special support service for victims of fraud has also been expanded to cover all 43 police forces in England … Continue reading Consultation to ban scam calls launched
HMRC is writing to UK residents named in the leaked Pandora Papers to give them the chance to correct their … Continue reading HMRC gives offshore holders chance to come clean
The most recent update was on 20th April 2023 with the addition of Acacia Resourcing Services Limited and Marquee Ltd. … Continue reading More tax avoidance Umbrellas named
If someone contacts you saying they’re from @hmrcgovuk, wanting you to share personal or financial details or transfer money, be … Continue reading Take five to stop fraud
New offence will make it easier to prosecute a large organisation if an employee commits fraud for the organisation’s benefit. … Continue reading New crackdown on fraud
DBS is putting jobseekers on alert for the scams that could leave them victims of theft and fraud. Jobseekers are … Continue reading Jobseekers urged to watch out for 7 signs of job scams
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are advising users of the named schemes promoted by Charteris Management Ltd (CML) to withdraw … Continue reading More warnings to medical staff about dirty umbrellas
HMRC are always detecting new tax scams. Beware of fraudsters offering refunds or tax rebates in the run up to … Continue reading Self Assessment taxpayers could be fraudsters target
The Student Loans Company (SLC) is urging students to be aware of fraud and phishing scams as the new academic … Continue reading Fraud warning as new academic year approaches
As part of the August 2022 employer bulletin, HMRC has issued information on Organised Labour Fraud. Organised labour fraud is … Continue reading Organised Labour Fraud
HMRC have published their August 2022 edition of the employers bulletin. It covers a multitude of topics: PAYE PAYE Settlement … Continue reading August 2022 HMRC Employer Bulletin
Company wrongly claimed £50,000 support during the pandemic through Eat Out to Help Out and furlough schemes. Ifraz Nabi has … Continue reading Takeaway boss who abused Covid-19 support schemes banned for 7 years
HM Treasury (by PSP) The Chancellor has announced that a new fraud squad, recruited from data analytics experts and leading … Continue reading New ‘fraud squad’ to crack down on criminals who steal taxpayer money
Businesses hiring military veterans can save thousands of pounds in employee National Insurance contributions, thanks to a scheme launched by … Continue reading Take advantage of National Insurance relief when hiring veterans
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is warning tax payers not to share sensitive personal information online to avoid their identities … Continue reading Fraudsters seek to hijack personal tax accounts
Almost 100,000 Self Assessment filers have used online payment plans to spread the cost of their tax bill into manageable … Continue reading 100,000 spread their Self Assessment tax bill
In light of reports of problems from taxpayers that are increasing in both number and seriousness, the Low Incomes Tax … Continue reading Campaigners call for urgent action on diversion of tax refunds
More than £1 billion has been recovered from the proceeds of crime and tax offenders since the formation of a … Continue reading HMRC fraud squad takes back £1 billion from offenders
The government is urging the public to protect themselves from online sales scams through five actionable steps. The public must … Continue reading Protect yourself from online sales scams
Consumers will be better protected from attacks by hackers on their phones, tablets, smart TVs, fitness trackers and other internet-connectable … Continue reading Cyber laws to protect personal tech
Naming tax avoidance promoters As part of the approach to support taxpayers to steer clear, or move out, of tax … Continue reading HMRC to name tax avoidance promoters
Rogue directors who dissolve companies and avoid paying liabilities to staff, creditors and the taxpayer can now be disqualified from … Continue reading Crackdown on directors who dissolve companies to evade debts
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has been working with JobsAware and Cifas, to understand the impact of scams, and … Continue reading Job scams
800,000 tax-related scams were reported in the last 12 months HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is preparing to issue emails … Continue reading Self Assessment – Don’t be scammed!
New measures to protect pension savers and help stop scam transfers in their tracks became law Monday 8th November 2021. … Continue reading New measures protect pension savers from scams
The traffic commissioner for the West Midlands, Nick Denton, recently held a public inquiry into Mafuwer Logistics Ltd. The company … Continue reading Improperly obtained bounce-back loan
Criminals are using HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) telephone numbers as a way to target the public by convincing … Continue reading Scammers using HMCTS telephone numbers
The HM Courts and Tribunal service has warned that scammers posing as County Court bailiffs are sending emails trying to … Continue reading Bailiff email scam
New statistics show that businesses have relayed £1.3 billion in furlough cash, with £300 million returned in the last three … Continue reading £1.3 billion in furlough cash returned
Action fraud are encouraging those who receive suspicious email to report them by forwarding. They state: “Received an email which … Continue reading Suspicious email – forward to action fraud
In a parliamentary response to a question from the DUPs Mr Gregory Campbell asking for information on the Coronavirus Job … Continue reading 6,150 investigations of furlough fraud underway
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is concerned that some people who have used a tax refund company to … Continue reading Tax refund company complaints increase
Leicester payroll services boss banned for orchestrating multi-million pound tax avoidance scheme, while failing to justify £37 million expenditure in … Continue reading Payroll boss in tax avoidance scheme 11-year ban
Figures released by the City of London Police show criminals continue to use popular social media apps to advertise investment … Continue reading New figures reveal victims lost over £63m to investment fraud scams on social media
HMRC have issued guidance (13th May 2021) to both and help warn business to be aware of risks within Labour … Continue reading Supply chain due diligence to assure labour supply chains
HMRC have issued information on fraud being committed by a number of Mini Umbrella Companies. HMRC claim that every business … Continue reading Mini Umbrella Company (MUC) fraud
Our aim is to raise awareness of scams and employment fraud among job seekers. The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) … Continue reading Raising awareness of job scams
The HMRC’s Taxpayer Protection Taskforce, was set up to ensure that furlough money has been claimed correctly. The Taskforce is … Continue reading Furlough mistakes! 10,000 employers to receive letters
A man and a woman from West Yorkshire have been arrested as part of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) … Continue reading West Yorkshire pair arrested on suspicion of £3.4 million furlough fraud
The Monthly data on claims made by employers through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for December 2020 and January 2021 … Continue reading Furlough claim data updated
Dear Payadvice Ltd, I’m writing to you with the latest information about financial support schemes available to help your clients. This … Continue reading COVID-19 support – latest information
Scammers using HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) telephone numbers to demand tax payments. An increasing number of concerned individuals … Continue reading HMCTS telephone numbers used by tax scammers
As part of the Budget 2021, the Chancellor has announced an expansion of a joint fraud through A new Taxpayer … Continue reading Budget 2021 – COVID fraud to be tackled
Scammers are using Royal Courts of Justice telephone numbers to demand tax payments. An increasing number of concerned individuals are … Continue reading Tax scammers are mimicking official numbers!
Dear @PAYadvice, I’m writing to remind you of an upcoming deadline for Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) claims, and to … Continue reading Action required – submit your January claims for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
HMRC have added further clarification to the furlough guidance in relation to salary sacrifice arrangements and the calculation of the … Continue reading Salary Sacrifice and furlough reference salary
The naming list HMRC have published the list of employers who claimed CJRS in December 2020. HMRC have used the … Continue reading Naming starts! Employers who have claimed through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Publishing details of employers claiming Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) HMRC will publish the names of employers who have made … Continue reading Furlough naming to commence
The Self Assessment deadline is on 31st January 2021. SA filers can complete their tax returns online ahead of the … Continue reading Self Assessment deadline – 31st Jan is getting closer!
As part of his update from Thursday 17th December 2020, Jim Harra of HMRC has provided the following clarifications. Can … Continue reading Christmas holiday, Christmas bonus and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
HMRC have updated guidance (30th November) on naming of employers who have used the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for periods … Continue reading Furlough naming – more details released
The Advertising Standards Authority @ASA_UK have published an enforcement notice to ensure businesses who advertise tax avoidance schemes are upfront … Continue reading Enforcement notice – advertising tax arrangement schemes
Dear @PAYadvice, I’m writing to update you with the latest information on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the VAT … Continue reading Important – deadlines you need to be aware of for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
19th November 2020 the HMRC have updated information about reporting furlough fraud. They state: “As part of HMRC’s commitment to … Continue reading Personal Tax Account to show employees furlough amount claimed
HMRC applied further updates to the guidance for the extended CJRS on Thursday 19th November 2020: Check if you can … Continue reading Extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – guidance updates 19th November 2020
Criminals are taking advantage of the Self Assessment deadline to panic customers into sharing their personal or financial details. As … Continue reading Self Assessment filers warned about scammers posing as HMRC
Naming As part of the HMRC update information published late on Friday 13th November 2020, confirmation was given on the … Continue reading Employer CJRS claim information from 1st December to be made public
HMRC applied updates to the following CJRS guidance. 1. Check if your employer can use the CJRS Changed to make … Continue reading Extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – guidance updates 13th November 2020
On 13th November, the Chancellor made a Treasury Direction under Section 71 and 76 of the Coronavirus Act to extend … Continue reading Treasury Direction in relation to the Extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended until 31 March 2021. For any grant claims relating to furlough up … Continue reading Extended Job Retention Scheme claim facility now open
The pensions industry had been called on to publicly pledge to combat pension scams. Providers, trustees and administrators are urged … Continue reading Combat Pensions Scam pledge
Please see message sent on behalf of the HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service, Threat Response Unit. This article has been written … Continue reading Fraud awareness – Mini Umbrella Company (MUC)
*Update* On Thursday 5th November 2030, the UK government confirmed a further extension of CJRS until the end of March … Continue reading Job Support Scheme – Guidance Published (30th October 2020)
*Update* On Thursday 5th November 2030, the UK government confirmed a further extension of CJRS until the end of March … Continue reading Further information available on the Job Support Scheme
Dear @PAYadvice, We’re writing to provide you with further information on the support schemes available to help you and your … Continue reading Further guidance on business support schemes, including recent government announcements