Megan Durnford

1 month ago | mondaq.com | Helen McGhee |Elizabeth Dean |Megan Durnford

The number of civil investigations opened by His Majesty'sRevenue and Customs' (HMRC's) Offshore Corporate andWealthy team more than doubled between 2021/2022 and 2022/2023,rising from 284 to 627 respectively.1The number of Crown Prosecution Service decisions to bringcriminal charges rose 80 per cent over the same period, going from46 to 83.2HMRC has extensive powers to support this increasinglyaggressive approach taken to noncompliance.