Tax Avoidance
(asked on 24th February 2015) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of penalties collected by HM Revenue and Customs as a result of criminal convictions relating to tax avoidance and evasion was in each of the last five years.
This question was answered on 19th March 2015
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has never collected penalties as a result of criminal convictions. Sanctions imposed following conviction are a matter for the courts.