LONDON: UK firm fined of more than £24,000 after HMRC brought them to court for a ‘blatant and deliberate disregard’ for tax payments.
AJR Construction and Civils Ltd, of Marlborough Road, along with director and sole owner of the company Anthony Reape, faced 10 charges apiece of illegally supplying goods and services, after failing to pay £30,000 as security for VAT payments.
HMRC officers had served Reape with a notice to make the security payment in December 2012 after debts for non-payment of tax from his previous company gave rise to concerns.
The 35-year-old, of Fitkin Court, pleaded guilty to 20 charges in total, divided equally between himself and the company, at court yesterday.
Pauline Lambert, prosecuting, told the court the charges had been brought by tax officers after extensive communication between the parties came to nothing. The charges relate to taxable supplies of goods or services which have been made in contravention of notice of requirement for payment of security,” she said.
“HMRC can ask employers and traders to pay security where they can see a serious risk they won’t pay taxes.”
