Ten of the worst excuses for missing the 31 January tax return deadline have been revealed by HMRC, ranging from the school classic of a dog eating the letters to being on holiday on the other side of the world.
Gary Barlow and two of his Take That bandmates could each face a tax bill of up to £20 million after they were ruled to have been involved in a tax avoidance scheme.
Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles has accepted “full responsibility” for his part in a tax avoidance scheme where he claimed to be a second-hand car salesman.
Thousands of pubs and restaurants across the UK are lowering their food and drink prices for today only to persuade the government to reduce VAT on such products in the hospitality sector.
HMRC has only managed to catch one of the 20 most wanted “tax fugitives”, who are reported to have cost the taxpayer millions in lost revenue, and had their names and photographs published in a list last year.