HM Revenue and Customs releases these reports every three months, naming businesses and individuals caught deliberately filing incorrect tax returns or failing to meet their tax obligations.
Those listed face penalties for intentionally underreporting income, missing payments, or otherwise avoiding their tax responsibilities.
Aowlad Kabiri, trading as ‘Ayshea Tandoori’ at 57 Lind Road in Sutton, was fined a total of £26,034.27 after £54,809 in tax went unpaid between July 1, 2020, and October 30, 2023.
Manuel Cilio Gomes Faria, the Fish R Us employee at 17 The Market, Wrythe Lane in Carshalton, was fined a penalty of £151,598.94 after failing to account for £333,184.50 in tax from June 1, 2011, to September 6, 2018.
Tax defaulting occurs when an individual or business fails to pay the taxes owed to the government.
This can be due to not reporting all income, missing tax payments, or deliberately evading taxes.
Those caught can face financial penalties, additional charges, and potentially legal proceedings.
Earlier this year, Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave her Spring Statement, explaining the government’s plans to help the economy recover and manage finances carefully.
She stressed that it is unfair for some people to avoid paying taxes while hardworking people continue to pay what they owe.
The Chancellor said: “As I promised in the Autumn, this statement does not contain any further tax increases.
“But when working people are paying their taxes while still struggling with the cost of living, it cannot be right that others are still evading what they rightly owe in tax.”
