{"id":184,"date":"2018-02-14T15:40:11","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T15:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tax.itechlogix.co.uk\/news\/?p=184"},"modified":"2018-02-14T15:40:11","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T15:40:11","slug":"accountant-developer-jailed-tax-evasion-following-hmrc-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.churchill-tax-investigation.co.uk\/news\/index.php\/2018\/02\/14\/accountant-developer-jailed-tax-evasion-following-hmrc-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Accountant and developer jailed for tax evasion following HMRC investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b><\/b>Aquil Ahmed, an accountant, and Victor Shearer,?? director of a development company have been jailed for different forms of tax fraud involving VAT, PAYE and income tax totalling to ??6.9 million. They have been ordered to pay back more than ??3.5 million within 3 months or face 5 years more in prison.??<a href=\"https:\/\/nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mynewsdesk.com%2Fuk%2Fhm-revenue-customs-hmrc%2Fpressreleases%2Faccountant-and-construction-boss-ordered-to-pay-back-3-pounds-5-pence-million-2363432&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C147ff5e928334deb390e08d56fbae44e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636537770849938977&amp;sdata=ssyMtpUhKY7Xy3toqPqOQQ4x0vPimymFOeAK3ssjxss%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more..<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aquil Ahmed, an accountant, and Victor Shearer,?? director of a development company have been jailed for different forms of tax fraud involving VAT, PAYE and income tax totalling to ??6.9 million. 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