by Mike Lewis | Apr 8, 2026
There are different reasons for not paying due tax: from genuine mistakes to criminal fraud. At the more serious end of the scale is evading tax liabilities on purpose. Deliberately providing HMRC with inaccurate or false information. Deliberately failing to tell them...
by Mike Lewis | Sep 6, 2025
Now that the Ethics Adviser’s report is in on the Rt Hon Angela Rayner’s tax error, one thing is clear: tax advice is complicated. Because the tax system is complicated, and life is complicated. Although there’s no suggestion that the firms in this case...
by Mike Lewis | May 23, 2025
Previously we found that HMRC is hardly using powers to investigate, penalise and publicise tax advisers who enable tax abuse. Here we look at why these powers aren’t being used: a barrage of legal roadblocks; and holding back on naming and shaming. *** When tax...
by Simon Watkins | Mar 6, 2025
Executive Summary The UK tax advice market operates with minimal regulation, creating significant risks for both taxpayers and HMRC. Anyone can establish themselves as a tax adviser regardless of qualifications or competence, as illustrated by the R&D tax relief...
by Simon Watkins | Mar 6, 2025
A comprehensive report on the UK tax advice market has revealed alarming gaps in regulation that leave both taxpayers and public finances vulnerable to significant harm. The report, published by TaxWatch, includes testimony from victims of mis-selling of financial...
