{"id":37175,"date":"2024-06-24T10:07:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T10:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/tax-scandal-firm-fined-40k\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T10:07:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T10:07:32","slug":"tax-scandal-firm-fined-40k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/tax-scandal-firm-fined-40k\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax scandal firm fined \u00a340k"},"content":{"rendered":"


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By\u00a0Matt Precey,\u00a0<\/span>BBC News, Suffolk<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Zoe Goodchild has also been struck off from a professional body<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A company at the centre of a tax rebate scandal owes tens of thousands of pounds after being fined for not complying with money laundering regulations.<\/p>\n

Apostle Accounting, based in Stowmarket, Suffolk, is under investigation over a tax rebate scheme that left hundreds of people out of pocket.<\/p>\n

The firm is currently insolvent and is in the hands of liquidators.<\/p>\n

Owner Zoe Goodchild did not comment when approached by the BBC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms Goodchild has also been “excluded” by one of the professional bodies of which she is a member, the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB).<\/p>\n

According to the latest liquidator’s report, the ICB is listed as a creditor and is owed more than \u00a340,000.<\/p>\n

The body confirmed that this was a fine for a lack of compliance with the anti-money laundering rules.<\/p>\n

The President of the ICB, Garry Carter, stressed that the penalty was not for money laundering itself.<\/p>\n

The fine was first reported in the trade publication AccountingWEB.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Four addresses linked to Apostle Accounting have been raided by police earlier this month<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Hundreds of former Apostle Accounting clients have been sent repayment demands from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), in some cases running to tens of thousands of pounds. <\/p>\n

This is because they claimed tax rebates via the company to which they were not entitled. <\/p>\n

In previous statements, Apostle had consistently denied any wrongdoing. <\/p>\n

According to figures compiled by one former client, at least 800 people have received letters from HMRC demanding a total of \u00a33.3m. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A criminal inquiry into Apostle is currently under way. <\/p>\n

Last week, it was revealed four addresses linked to the company<\/a> had been raided by the East Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) and Suffolk Police. <\/p>\n

ERSOU said their investigation followed reports of potential fraud and were “working to establish if any offences have been committed”.<\/p>\n

In an email to former Apostle clients who had provided witness statements to the police inquiry – known as Operation Roquette – ERSOU said it had seized a “significant quantity” of material.<\/p>\n

Apostle Accounting’s liquidator, Leeds-based D F Wilson, said it was unable to comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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