The latest tax evasion list has exposed intentional defaulters in Wales, including a taxi firm and a Chinese restaurant. Individuals or businesses end up on this list if they have knowingly avoided paying more than £25,000 in taxes. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) aims to influence behaviour by publicly shaming defaulters and encouraging them to engage with the tax authorities. Each defaulter is given a chance to dispute their inclusion on the list before HMRC updates it. The department removes the details of defaulters after 12 months. The most recent list, updated on September 25, includes several Wales-based names.
One such defaulter is RC Travels Limited, a taxi company based in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, that evaded tax payments amounting to £115,850 between March 2018 and March 2020. The sole director, Ran Nagra, 55, expressed ongoing struggles with HMRC’s claims and penalties imposed, stating, “The HMRC thing is still going on.” Happy House (163) Ltd, a Chinese takeaway in Roath, Cardiff, avoided £69,289.86 in taxes from April 2019 to November 2021, with a penalty of £46,770. The business has since closed, with a new takeaway operating under a different owner.
Computer Giantz Limited, a retailer specialising in second-hand goods in Cardiff, deliberately defaulted on £35,152 in tax between January 2022 and March 2023. The business, owned by Nadeem Amin, faced a penalty of £16,609. Other defaulters on the list include Danial William Roberts, a labourer from Tonypandy, who evaded £38,254.53 in taxes, and Eifion Wyn Jones, a construction trader from Cerrigydrudion, who dodged £26,050.28 in taxes. HMRC updates the list every few months to name and shame defaulters engaging in tax evasion practices.