Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions

(asked on 14th November 2022) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) promoters and (b) operators of schemes now subject to the loan charge have been prosecuted for those schemes.


Answered by
Victoria Atkins Portrait
Victoria Atkins
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
This question was answered on 22nd November 2022

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer that was given on 3 November 2021 to the Question UIN 62867

I also note that you have recently asked a similar question (13728) and so thought it prudent to add the following context;

It is important to consider the complexities of criminal investigations of this nature when reflecting on progress to date. Whilst legislation came into force from 2016, the Loan Charge was a new charge on disguised remuneration loan balance outstanding at 5 April 2019.

Investigations (and any resulting trials) into circumstances like these are typically complex and lengthy. These cases often involve multiple participants, so require thorough investigation.

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