What is the Corporate Criminal Offence (CCO) legislation and how does it apply to you? In 2017, HRMC introduced the CCO legislation, to help prevent the facilitation of tax evasion in UK businesses and offshore trust companies. The CCO legislation applies to all companies and partnerships, no matter their size or services provided. Companies will
The Corporate Criminal Offence (CCO) legislation was introduced in September 2017 to help prevent the facilitation of tax evasion within businesses. The legislation holds companies and partnerships to account if anyone acting on their behalf helps to facilitate tax evasion. Facilitating tax evasion is a criminal offence and is subject to sanctions. All companies and
The Corporate Criminal Offence (CCO) legislation was introduced in September 2017 to help prevent the facilitation of tax evasion in businesses. The legislation holds companies and partnerships to account if anyone acting on their behalf helps to facilitate tax evasion. Facilitating tax evasion is a criminal offence and is subject to sanctions. The CCO legislation
Five international tax enforcement leaders known as the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement or J5, have formed an alliance to combat tax evasion. The J5 includes, the UK, the US, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands. The leaders meet on a yearly basis to collaborate on tackling common tax evasion issues. This year the meeting
HMRC are investigating large companies who they believe could be wrongly paying less UK tax, due to their cross-border financial arrangements. HMRC have started a criminal investigation into businesses that allocate their profits between different countries, in connection with transfer pricing. Transfer pricing can legally allow for connected companies to minimise their tax liabilities by
The Corporate Criminal Offence (CCO) legislation was introduced in September 2017 to help prevent the facilitation of tax evasion in businesses. The legislation holds corporations liable if they fail to prevent anyone acting on behalf of their company from facilitating tax evasion. Facilitating tax evasion is a criminal offence and is subject to sanctions. CCO
