Reply to: HMRC list of dodgy tax avoidance schemes

[cojak]

It's likely just that some older ones have dropped off. HMRC cycle them off after 12 months. FCSA does not.

Neither do we.

[Chris Bryce]

Edit: OK, this is unusual. The page header says that the page was updated on the 7th August, but that update doesn’t apply to the list of dodgy companies.

I’ve looked but I don’t know what they’ve updated.

It's likely just that some older ones have dropped off. HMRC cycle them off after 12 months. FCSA does not.

[cojak]

Edit: OK, this is unusual. The page header says that the page was updated on the 7th August, but that update doesn’t apply to the list of dodgy companies.

I’ve looked but I don’t know what they’ve updated.

[cojak]

The most recent additions and updates to the list of named tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enablers and suppliers in section 3 below were published on 24 July 2025.

Additions:

• Less Tax For Landlords Limited
• Knights Network Limited

Updates:

• Stark Payment Services Ltd
• Blizzard Pay Ltd

Really, HMRC having to update the update the name and shame posts should mean sanctions for these characters.

And a new company called Chancery Law & Tax has popped up, owned by a chap called Tony Gimple who previously ran a company called… Less Tax for Landlords Ltd.

https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/08/04/...gimple-review/

[cojak]

The most recent additions and updates to the list of named tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enablers and suppliers in section 3 below were published on 31 July 2025.

Additions:

• Fortunes Payroll Ltd
• T.U. Pay Limited
• Umbrella Contracts Limited
• Evolve Payroll Ltd
• Modus Umbrella Limited

[cojak]

The most recent additions and updates to the list of named tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enablers and suppliers in section 3 below were published on 24 July 2025.

Additions:

• Less Tax For Landlords Limited
• Knights Network Limited

Updates:

• Stark Payment Services Ltd
• Blizzard Pay Ltd

Really, HMRC having to update the update the name and shame posts should mean sanctions for these characters.

[cojak]

It’s been over a month since HMRC published anything, have they all gone on holiday? Or maybe all of these scammers have gone legit!

[WTFH]

The most recent additions and updates to the list of named tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enablers and suppliers in section 3 below were published on 12 June 2025.

Additions:

• Signature Professional Limited
• Head Restart Limited

Funny how "Head Restart" has the same address as Medbridge (called out in January 2025) and "Signature Professional" has the same address as Acquda Solutions Limited (Dec 2024), Bluemoore Associates (June 23), and Employe Limited (Nov 24)
Coincidence?
Maybe HMRC's life would be made easier if they just searched by the address?

[cojak]

The most recent additions and updates to the list of named tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enablers and suppliers in section 3 below were published on 12 June 2025.

Additions:

• Signature Professional Limited
• Head Restart Limited

[cojak]

The most recent additions and updates to the list of named tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enablers and suppliers in section 3 below were published on 5 June 2025.

Additions:

• Pure Employment Limited
• Arrow Tree Consulting Limited

Mr Stuart Ian Dutton, take a bow!

[woody1]

The Brightest Future

Someone likes a joke.

[cojak]

The most recent additions and updates to the list of named tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enablers and suppliers in section 3 below were published on 29 May 2025.

Additions:

• GL Platinum Ltd
• The Brightest Future Limited

[cojak]

The most recent additions and updates to the list of named tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enablers and suppliers in section 3 below were published on 22 May 2025.

Addition:

• Compas Limited (incorporated in the Isle of Man)
• NM Recruitment Services Ltd

Updates:

• ABC Umbrella Ltd
• MLG Pay Limited
• Veqta Ltd
• On the Box Pay Ltd
• The Umbrella Agency Limited
• Umbrella Link Ltd

[cojak]

I've been away and so these are some I've missed.

8 May 2025

Contractor Bureau Limited

15 May 2025

Minerva Services Ltd

Paul Baxendale-Walker (Thanks for alerting me ladymuck )

[cojak]

The most recent additions and updates to the list of named tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enablers and suppliers in section 3 below were published on 1 May 2025.

Additions:

• Back Office Systems 1 Limited

Updates:

• Miwsa Limited

This is an interesting note for Miwsa:

HMRC suspects that BHD Consultants Ltd, HRG Consulting Ltd, HWX Consulting Ltd, JBatts Ltd, JJDMConsulting Ltd have a role in relation to making available the scheme promoted by Miwsa Limited (ML) by acting as marketing and sales agents for ML and by introducing workers to ML in accordance with a brokerage agreement. HMRC advise recruitment agents and others contacted by these companies on behalf of umbrella companies to familiarise themselves with the guidance and to satisfy themselves that the correct amount of tax will be deducted from any income paid by the umbrella companies.