Previously these special Revenue investigations stemmed from two sources: spin off trails from existing investigation work and referrals from other government agencies. Even relatively small amounts of tax (£20,000) would alert the special investigators to consider prosecution.

Following the amalgamation of HM Customs and Excise and the Inland Revenue, the new Special Civil Investigation of Fraud Units will be able to pool their resources. Information is gathered from a multitude of areas including informants, press articles and overseas jurisdictions in addition to information provided to NCIS under the money laundering rules and the new requirement for professionals to disclose information. Not forgetting the enormous amount of information accessible via the internet.

Should you have any further queries regarding Civil Investigations of Fraud, please contact us on solutions@morrispalmer.co.uk or call 01403 750 444.