Policy paper
Tax administration: criminal offence for offshore tax evaders
This applies to those with income or gains offshore who evade their UK tax responsibilities.
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This legislation provides a new criminal offence for those who have income or gains outside of the UK and evade their UK income tax or capital gains tax responsibilities. The criminal offence does not require the prosecutor to prove intent.
Updates to this page
Published 9 December 2015