The tax fraud gap – 2021 edition

The tax fraud gap – 2021 edition

16th September 2021 The Tax Gap Attributable to Fraud was at least £15.2bn in 2019/20   At least 43% of tax losses arise from fraudulent behaviour Executive Summary HMRC’s annual estimate of non-compliance, “the Tax Gap” is regarded by the department as an...
What gets measured gets done?

What gets measured gets done?

Following the 2008 financial crisis and a series of high profile scandals, the issue of tax avoidance and evasion was brought to the fore of public concern. There has been a concerted effort to tackle this on both a domestic and an international level. HMRC has...
What gets measured gets done?

What gets measured gets done?

This paper was written by George Turner and was the basis of a presentation to the University of Exeter Business School’s Tax Administration Research Centre Conference in December 2020. Introduction The Global Financial Crisis in 2008 made tax avoidance and...