Bonmarché, the value-oriented clothing retailer, went into administration for the second time in a year on 2 December 2020. There are 226 stores and more than 1200 employees. It is owned as a separate business by Philip Day, whose EWM is also in crisis (see below). Philip Day put this company into administration a few … Read more
John McAfee was arrested in Spain on Monday after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment against the creator of the eponymous anti-virus software over charges that he evaded taxes and willfully failed to file tax returns. The US Justice Department announced the charges shortly after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed it had brought civil … Read more
Big increase in tax evasion whistleblowers: Number of tip offs to HMRC increased 10% last year By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 31 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 31 August 2020 The number of whistleblowing reports about potential tax evasion have surged by 10 per cent. Around 73,000 tips were … Read more
VW ordered to buy back diesel cars it sold equipped with emission evasion software based on their current value By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 25 May 2020 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 25 May 2020 Volkswagen must buy back the diesel cars it sold equipped with software to evade emissions testing … Read more
The number of vehicles being used on UK roads without tax has fallen but still remains at record high levels since the paper disc was scrapped five years ago. Around 1.6 per cent of motors on Britain’s roads in 2019 are evading Vehicle and Excise Duty (VED), which represents an estimated 634,000 cars, according to … Read more