Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Taxman's new international arm to crackdown on evasion


Recently created Business International division includes corporate and tax treaty teams ready to look at multinational tax evasion

HM Revenue and Customs has restructured its international operations, in a move seen as part of a crackdown on multinational tax evasion.

A new division ­ Business International ­ was set up earlier this month and is responsible for global tax. It includes corporate and tax treaty teams that previously worked in separate units.

Judith Knott has been named director of the division. Knott was previously deputy director of HMRC’s Business Customer Unit and has also led the corporate tax team for HM Treasury.

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