We acted for an individual who faced a complex and long-running tax fraud investigation and prosecution. The issue focused on whether or not our client was an employee or a trustee of a company. The Company itself had been the subject of an HMRC investigation, and we discovered when preparing the case that the Company had been less than truthful with HMRC about important facts. We were able to renegotiate the amount that was due to HMRC and our client pleaded guilty to a lesser case as a result. He received a suspended sentence of imprisonment, even though the relevant Sentencing Guidelines indicated a starting point of an immediate custodial sentence.
