Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) plans to create 30 taskforces to tackle tax evasion by the end of 2012/13.
One of the taskforces, already established and focusing on the South East region, expects to recover around £2.5m, HMRC said. Another taskforce focusing on property transactions in London launched in December, and that will bring in about £7m, it added. An initiative to tackle fraudulent tax repayments in London will bring in a further £4.5m, with three cases in this area already under criminal investigation, HMRC said. Other taskforces already launched will focus on the restaurant trade in London and Scotland, and landlords and construction in the North West. New forces to be l...
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