PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions (8 October 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) promoters and (b) operators of schemes now subject to the Loan Charge have been prosecuted.
Asked by:
Stuart Andrew (Conservative)
Asked by:
Stuart Andrew (Conservative)
Answer
Promotion or operation of mass marketed tax avoidance schemes is not, in or of itself, a criminal offence,unless the promoter is acting in breach of an HMRC Stop Notice.
One individual involved in selling Disguised Remuneration schemes subject to the Loan Charge has been convicted for a related offence. A number of individuals are currently under criminal investigation by HMRC for offences linked to schemes subject to the Loan Charge.
Answered by:
James Murray (Labour)
16 October 2024
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