Hmrc Targeting Swiss Hsbc Accounts

Special Investigations/Civil Investigation of Fraud

Our team of dedicated individuals at Bark & Co comprises ex HM Revenue & Customs investigators and former Big 4 tax investigation professionals. Between them they bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the firm and, where tax fraud has been alleged by HM Revenue & Customs, they are well versed in helping clients to resolve matters on a civil basis.

Our team invariably takes control of the investigation on the client's behalf at the earliest possible stage, The team will work with you, the client, to compile a disclosure report and to ensure that your liabilities are minimized and agreed as expeditiously as possible. Using this approach, the team guide their clients sensitively and rapidly through the necessary procedures.

Circumstances that result in tax investigations by the authorities create difficulties for individuals and families and our team at Bark & Co are devoted to finding solutions that deliver the minimum of disruption both to the client's business and to their personal lives.

You may have seen media coverage concerning HMRC’s use of account holder information stolen from HSBC in Switzerland. It is now evident that HMRC has reviewed the information and has launched a concerted attack against tax evasion on the strength of it...
You may have seen media coverage concerning HMRC’s use of account holder information stolen from HSBC in Switzerland. It is now evident that HMRC has reviewed the information and has launched a concerted attack against tax evasion on the strength of it.
We have recently seen a flurry of new tax investigations under Code of Practice 9 [COP9] - Civil Investigations into Cases of Suspected Serious Tax Fraud as a consequence of HMRC being passed information on HSBCcustomers who have accounts in Switzerland. Investigations under COP9 are the most serious non-criminal tax investigations that HMRC undertakes. These enquiries are being led by HMRC’s most elite investigators at Specialist Investigations [SI], with the recent cases originating from the Glasgow office.
The background to this initiative concerns the theft, three years ago, by an employee of HSBC, of the personal account details of 24,000 customers who held accounts in Switzerland. The customers involved were not necessarily resident in Switzerland, and it is believed that approximately 25% are either UK resident or have an exposure to UK taxation. The information was initially sold to the French and Italian tax authorities who have used it to ...

Special Investigations/Civil Investigation of Fraud

Our team of dedicated individuals at Bark & Co comprises ex HM Revenue & Customs investigators and former Big 4 tax investigation professionals. Between them they bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the firm and, where tax fraud has been alleged by HM Revenue & Customs, they are well versed in helping clients to resolve matters on a civil basis.

Our team invariably takes control of the investigation on the client's behalf at the earliest possible stage, The team will work with you, the client, to compile a disclosure report and to ensure that your liabilities are minimized and agreed as expeditiously as possible. Using this approach, the team guide their clients sensitively and rapidly through the necessary procedures.

Circumstances that result in tax investigations by the authorities create difficulties for individuals and families and our team at Bark & Co are devoted to finding solutions that deliver the minimum of disruption both to the client's business and to their personal lives.

You may have seen media coverage concerning HMRC’s use of account holder information stolen from HSBC in Switzerland. It is now evident that HMRC has reviewed the information and has launched a concerted attack against tax evasion on the strength of it...
You may have seen media coverage concerning HMRC’s use of account holder information stolen from HSBC in Switzerland. It is now evident that HMRC has reviewed the information and has launched a concerted attack against tax evasion on the strength of it.
We have recently seen a flurry of new tax investigations under Code of Practice 9 [COP9] - Civil Investigations into Cases of Suspected Serious Tax Fraud as a consequence of HMRC being passed information on HSBCcustomers who have accounts in Switzerland. Investigations under COP9 are the most serious non-criminal tax investigations that HMRC undertakes. These enquiries are being led by HMRC’s most elite investigators at Specialist Investigations [SI], with the recent cases originating from the Glasgow office.

Special Investigations/Civil Investigation of Fraud

Our team of dedicated individuals at Bark & Co comprises ex HM Revenue & Customs investigators and former Big 4 tax investigation professionals. Between them they bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the firm and, where tax fraud has been alleged by HM Revenue & Customs, they are well versed in helping clients to resolve matters on a civil basis.

Our team invariably takes control of the investigation on the client's behalf at the earliest possible stage, The team will work with you, the client, to compile a disclosure report and to ensure that your liabilities are minimized and agreed as expeditiously as possible. Using this approach, the team guide their clients sensitively and rapidly through the necessary procedures.

Circumstances that result in tax investigations by the authorities create difficulties for individuals and families and our team at Bark & Co are devoted to finding solutions that deliver the minimum of disruption both to the client's business and to their personal lives.

You may have seen media coverage concerning HMRC’s use of account holder information stolen from HSBC in Switzerland. It is now evident that HMRC has reviewed the information and has launched a concerted attack against tax evasion on the strength of it...
You may have seen media coverage concerning HMRC’s use of account holder information stolen from HSBC in Switzerland. It is now evident that HMRC has reviewed the information and has launched a concerted attack against tax evasion on the strength of it.
We have recently seen a flurry of new tax investigations under Code of Practice 9 [COP9] - Civil Investigations into Cases of Suspected Serious Tax Fraud as a consequence of HMRC being passed information on HSBCcustomers who have accounts in Switzerland. Investigations under COP9 are the most serious non-criminal tax investigations that HMRC undertakes. These enquiries are being led by HMRC’s most elite investigators at Specialist Investigations [SI], with the recent cases originating from the Glasgow office.
The background to this initiative concerns the theft, three years ago, by an employee of HSBC, of the personal account details of 24,000 customers who held accounts in Switzerland. The customers involved were not necessarily resident in Switzerland, and it is believed that approximately 25% are either UK resident or have an exposure to UK taxation. The information was initially sold to the French and Italian tax authorities who have used it to und...

You may have seen media coverage concerning HMRC's use of account holder information stolen from HSBC in Switzerland. It is now evident that HMRC has reviewed the information and has launched a concerted attack against tax evasion on the strength of it.

We have recently seen a flurry of new tax investigations under Code of Practice 9 [COP9] - Civil Investigations into Cases of Suspected Serious Tax Fraud as a consequence of HMRC being passed information on HSBC customers who have accounts in Switzerland. Investigations under COP9 are the most serious non-criminal tax investigations that HMRC undertakes. These enquiries are being led by HMRC's most elite investigators at Specialist Investigations [SI], with the recent cases originating from the Glasgow office.

The background to this initiative concerns the theft, three years ago, by an employee of HSBC, of the personal account details of 24,000 customers who held accounts in Switzerland. The customers involved were not necessarily resident in Switzerland, and it is believed that approximately 25% are either UK resident or have an exposure to UK taxation. The information was initially sold to the French and Italian tax authorities who have used it to undertake a number of investigations and recover significant sums of tax. This information has now been passed to HMRC, and HMRC is using it to ratchet up its stated objective to tackle tax evasion linked to offshore bank accounts.

You may have seen media coverage concerning HMRC’s use of account holder information stolen from HSBC in Switzerland. It is now evident that HMRC has reviewed the information and has launched a concerted attack against tax evasion on the strength of it.

We have recently seen a flurry of new tax investigations under Code of Practice 9 [COP9] - Civil Investigations into Cases of Suspected Serious Tax Fraud as a consequence of HMRC being passed information on HSBC customers who have accounts in Switzerland. Investigations under COP9 are the most serious non-criminal tax investigations that HMRC undertakes. These enquiries are being led by HMRC’s most elite investigators at Specialist Investigations [SI], with the recent cases originating from the Glasgow office.

The background to this initiative concerns the theft, three years ago, by an employee of HSBC, of the personal account details of 24,000 customers who held accounts in Switzerland. The customers involved were not necessarily resident in Switzerland, and it is believed that approximately 25% are either UK resident or have an exposure to UK taxation. The information was initially sold to the French and Italian tax authorities who have used it to undertake a number of investigations and recover significant sums of tax. This information has now been passed to HMRC, and HMRC is using it to ratchet up its stated objective to tackle tax evasion linked to offshore bank accounts.

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