IT Consultant Jailed for Tax Fraud - Hamauon Khan - HM Revenue ...

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An,,."IT,,."consultant,,."who,,."lied,,."about,,."his,,."earnings,,."to,,."avoid,,."paying,,."tax,,."of,,."more,,."than,,."£170,000,,."has,,."been,,."jailed.
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An,,."IT,,."consultant,,."who,,."lied,,."about,,."his,,."earnings,,."to,,."avoid,,."paying,,."tax,,."of,,."more,,."than,,."£170,000,,."has,,."been,,."jailed.
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Hamauon,,."Khan,,."-,,."IT,,."consultant,,."jailed,,."for,,."tax,,."fraud
An,,."IT,,."consultant,,."who,,."lied,,."about,,."his,,."earnings,,."to,,."avoid,,."paying,,."tax,,."of,,."more,,."than,,."£170,000,,."has,,."been,,."jailed.
Hamauon,,."Khan,,,."46,,,."also,,."known,,."as,,."Billy,,."Khan,,."and,,."Billy,,."Love,,,."was,,."sentenced,,."after,,."an,,."HM,,."Revenue,,."and,,."Customs,,."(HMRC),,."investigation,,."proved,,."he,,."had,,."failed,,."to,,."declare,,."his,,."earnings.
Khan,,."claimed,,."he,,."was,,."unemployed,,."for,,."at,,."least,,."six,,."years,,,."in,,."an,,."attempt,,."to,,."avoid,,."paying,,."tax,,."and,,."National,,."Insurance,,."contributions,,."of,,."more,,."than,,."£170,000.,,."The,,."investigation,,."revealed,,."that,,."he,,."had,,."actually,,."been,,."working,,."as,,."a,,."self-employed,,."IT,,."consultant,,."since,,."2004.
Joint,,."investigations,,."with,,."the,,."Child,,."Support,,."Agency,,."revealed,,."he,,."also,,."failed,,."to,,."pay,,."child,,."maintenance,,."payments,,."for,,."which,,."he,,."was,,."also,,."jailed.
Instead,,."of,,."paying,,."his,,."tax,,."and,,."child,,."support,,,."he,,."spent,,."the,,."money,,."to,,."fund,,."his,,."lifestyle,,."and,,."purchased,,."two,,."properties,,."–,,."including,,."his,,."current,,."home.
Colin,,."Spinks,,,."Assistant,,."Director,,,."Fraud,,."Investigation,,."Service,,,."HMRC,,,."said:
“Khan,,."has,,."to,,."pay,,."the,,."price,,."for,,."his,,."deliberate,,."attempts,,."to,,."steal,,."money,,."from,,."UK,,."taxpayers,,."–,,."money,,."that,,."could,,."have,,."been,,."used,,."to,,."fund,,."vital,,."public,,."services.
Tax,,."fraud,,."will,,."not,,."be,,."tolerated,,."by,,."HMRC,,."and,,."we,,."urge,,."anyone,,."with,,."information,,."about,,."those,,."committing,,."this,,."type,,."of,,."crime,,."to,,."call,,."our,,."hotline,,."on,,."0800,,."59,,."5000.”
Khan,,."was,,."arrested,,."in,,."2013,,."and,,."pleaded,,."guilty,,."to,,."the,,."offences,,."on,,."4,,."September,,."2015.,,."On,,."23,,."June,,."2016,,."at,,."Lewes,,."Crown,,."Court,,."he,,."was,,."jailed,,."for,,."four,,."years;,,."two,,."years,,."for,,."the,,."tax,,."fraud,,."and,,."two,,."years,,."for,,."the,,."child,,."support,,."offences.
Sentencing,,."Khan,,,."Her,,."Honour,,."Judge,,."Laing,,."QC,,,."said:
“For,,."a,,."period,,."of,,."nine,,."years,,."through,,."sheer,,."greed,,."you,,."failed,,."to,,."pay,,."tax.,,."Cheating,,."the,,."Revenue,,."is,,."a,,."very,,."serious,,."offence.,,."There,,."has,,."been,,."sheer,,."greed,,."for,,."a,,."substantial,,."period,,."and,,."you,,."have,,."used,,."the,,."money,,."for,,."your,,."own,,."benefit,,."for,,."a,,."lavish,,."lifestyle,,."and,,."foreign,,."holidays.”
Confiscation,,."will,,."be,,."sought,,."to,,."recover,,."the,,."proceeds,,."of,,."his,,."crimes.
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Hamauon,,."Khan,DOB,,."04/03/70,,,."of,,."Grace,,."Road,,,."Crawley,,,."Sussex,,,."has,,."been,,."jailed,,."for,,."a,,."total,,."of,,."four,,."years.,,."Two,,."years,,."for,,."Cheating,,."the,,."Public,,."Revenue,,,."contrary,,."to,,."Common,,."Law,,."-,,."for,,."tax,,."fraud,,."offences;,,."and,,."two,,."years,,."for,,."Fraud,,."by,,."false,,."representation,,,."contrary,,."to,,."sections,,."1,,."and,,."2,,."of,,."the,,."Fraud,,."Act,,."2006,,."-,,."for,,."failing,,."to,,."pay,,."child,,."maintenance,,."payments,,."of,,."£48,094.47,,."to,,."his,,."former-partner,,."for,,."their,,."child.
This,,."was,,."a,,."joint,,."investigation,,."by,,."HM,,."Revenue,,."and,,."Customs,,."(HMRC),,."and,,."the,,."Child,,."Support,,."Agency,,."(CSA),,,."part,,."of,,."Department,,."for,,."Work,,."and,,."Pensions,,."(DWP).
Anyone,,."with,,."information,,."about,,."tax,,."fraud,,."can,,."call,,."our,,."hotline,,."on,,."0800,,."59,,."5000,,."or,,."report,,."it,,."online,,."at:,,."https://www.gov.uk/topic/dealing-with-hmrc/tax-compliance
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HMRC,,."is,,."responsible,,."for,,."making,,."sure,,."that,,."the,,."money,,."is,,."available,,."to,,."fund,,."the,,."UK’s,,."public,,."services,,."and,,."for,,."helping,,."families,,."and,,."individuals,,."with,,."targeted,,."financial,,."support.