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HMRC less ‘trigger happy’ on taxpayer arrests

The number of taxpayer arrests for suspected tax evasion has fallen to a five-year low, according to analysis by RPC which suggests a number of wrongful arrest claims against HMRC may be behind the decline.

HMRC less ‘trigger happy’ on taxpayer arrests
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The law firm says there was an 11% reduction in the number of HMRC arrests last year, compared to 877 made in 2017/18.  Arrests topped the 1,000 mark in each of the preceding three years.\

Read more at the Accountancy Daily. 

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