quite funny this
recently we have had to do a big review of access levels on the core system - driven by Finance Department to reduce the risk of fraud.....
so we obviously needed to check what levels of fraud were so we could ensure the project was a success....
and can anyone guess which department had the highest (in fact only) level of identified fraud?
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I do my own accounts - makes things much easier, and sometimes cheaper.Leave a comment:
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Not long after I started contracting, a relative who runs a small business introduced me to his accountant in the pub one evening. He strongly encouraged me to also use the guy's services, going on about what a great bloke he was, and how another relative who's also a contractor was using him; but I decided to stay with my "contractor specialist" accountants.Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
A year or so later, the "great bloke" had done a runner, having been embezzling his clients' tax money for a considerable period of time, and my relatives were left facing extensive HMRC investigations and sizeable bills for unpaid tax, interest, and penalties
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No, a hell of a lot more tax dodging contractors than "bent" accountantsOriginally posted by DimPrawn View Post
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And.......
This process was known within the firm as “window teching”. The technique was so widespread that there was a separate category for it on the time-keeping system.
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Another dodgy accountant get caught.
Christopher Lunn convicted for £6m tax evasion | AccountingWEB
Although I'm sure all those who post on here are perfectly legitimate!“One staff member in particular would sign people’s tax returns for them by holding up a previously signed document against a window and pressing the signature page of the new tax return against that document. You could see the outline of the earlier signature, and the staff member would trace that signature on to the tax return.”
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