Yearly Archives: 2019

Ledger books land £3.5 million launderer with jail sentence

A Manchester crook who went on the run when his handwritten ledger books implicated him in a multi-million pound money laundering fraud has been sentenced in his absence. Jamshed Bhatti, 60, formerly of Stockport Road, Longsight, was caught with £50,970 in cash when HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators searched his home in August 2015.…

Get your ducks in a row, with 100 days to go

With 100 days to go before the 31 January deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding customers to complete their tax returns early to beat the Christmas and New Year rush. Last year more than 2,000 people sent us their tax returns on Christmas Day. Customers should consider submitting their returns early to avoid…

HMRC accelerates 95,000 firms onto simplified import procedures

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has automatically registered 95,000 businesses for its simplified import procedures allowing most traders up to six months to pay import duties and submit customs declarations, if the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 31 October. The scheme, known as Transitional Simplified Procedures (TSP), will make importing after Brexit…