UK: HMRC to offer ‘life-changing’ cash rewards for employees who grass tax dodging bosses

HMRC to offer ‘life-changing’ cash rewards for employees who grass tax dodging bosses.

In an effort to cut the UK’s ‘tax gap’ by targeting large firms and wealthy individuals, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has boosted the cash rewards available to Brits who report fraudsters. Chancellor Rachel Reeves officially announced the new scheme in last month’s spring statement, claiming it will help the government to recoup a share of the £7.5 billion lost each year to tax avoidance – which is legal – and evasion – which isn’t.

18 October 2025

UK: HMRC confirms crypto ETN ISA rules

HMRC has confirmed the ISA status of crypto ETNs on the day on which they are permitted for sale to UK retail investors. The FCA’s longstanding ban on the sale of cryptocurrency (crypto) exchange-traded

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4 March 2024

AFRICA: Kenya signs global tax treaty to access secret information

Kenya has signed an international convention that guarantees access to information that would help in fighting tax evasion. Under the terms of the agreement signed last week with the Organisation for

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14 May 2024

New London Base For Guernsey Finance

Press Release from Guernsey Finance, Monday 13 May, 2024.  Guernsey Finance has opened an office in central London to facilitate the work it does promoting and connecting the island’s finance services

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14 February 2024

US: Treasury proposes new anti-money laundering regulations for investment advisers

The Biden administration is rolling out new recordkeeping rules for U.S. investment advisers in its continued effort to clamp down on money laundering, illicit finance and fraud in the American financial

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