Thursday 23 February 2012

Tax-dodging Scottish landlords targeted

Scottish landlords who dodge tax on income from their properties are to be the focus of a special HMRC taskforce.

Landlords are just the latest group to be targeted following the government's most recent spending review to clamp down on tax evasion, avoidance and fraud from 2011 and 2012.

The move also aims to raise an additional £7bn a year by 2014-15. HMRC has planned 12 taskforces in 2011-12, with more to follow in 2012-13.

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