Barristers and vets are expected to be the next professionals to come in for scrutiny after HM Revenue & Customs targeted doctors last week.
A report in The Times says GPs and consultants, as well as dentists, who have failed to declare additional sources of income are being given the opportunity to come forward in return for a 90% discount on the usual penalties, under the Revenue's latest "amnesty", launched on Monday. Under new powers that came into force in April, HMRC can compel third parties to produce information about taxpayers, even where there is no evidence of wrongdoing. Using these rules, HMRC approached health insurers including Bupa and Sun Life for the names of doctors and dentists who received payments fro...
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