HMRC receives 107k tax dodge tip-offs
HMRC received 107,000 reports of suspected tax dodging in the year to March, with many of these linked to suspected fraudulent claims related to the support schemes set up for businesses affected by the pandemic. HMRC has seen more than 28,000 reports of suspected fraud about the furlough scheme, with it estimated that the tax office will need to recover up to £3.5bn of fraudulently or mistakenly claimed money paid through the job retention initiative.