A second tax adviser working for the Vantis Tax group was today jailed for four years for his part in a £70m tax fraud.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) said Roy Faichney, managing director of Vantis Tax, had a "gentleman's agreement" with his deputy, David Perrin - who was found guilty for his part in the fraud in January - to share the £4.5m profit from a fraudulent tax avoidance scheme sold to wealthy customers. The scheme left charities and the Exchequer out of pocket, it added. Acting together HMRC said the pair extracted the cash they made through a Jersey bank, where Faichney withdrew his share to spend on luxury properties and paintings, while also using the scheme to evade tax on his £200,000-plus ...
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