Compared to 49 people last year, their number has now increased to 91 people. In addition, the number of cases handled by HMRC’s dedicated crime investigation service has increased from 437 last year to 539 this year. The Tax Office pays increased attention to those with a net worth of more than £10 million.
HMRC’s success in tax investigations has increased its budget from £975 million to £1.1 billion.
Improved information exchange between tax authorities of other countries thanks to the Connect system, which operates on the basis of artificial intelligence, has led to such results.