Former tax boss Andrew Meeson took the stand at Birmingham Crown Court yesterday to deny allegations he played a leading role in a £5m pensions tax relief fraud.
Meeson, 52, the former president of the Association of Taxation Technicians, is accused, along with Peter Spencer Bradley, 45, Alison Jayne Bradley, 48, and Steven Price, 48, of conspiracy to cheat HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) between 1 January 2006 and 30 April 2010. All four defendants have pleaded not guilty. Price denies a further count of acquiring criminal property from the proceeds of the fraud between 1 June 2007 and 30 April 2010. Meeson, dressed in a dark suit with chin-length grey hair, confirmed he registered the Moya schemes with HMRC, filed the relief at source claims and...
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