Fewer than five criminal cases were brought against those who aid tax dodgers in 2023-24, down from 16 in 2018-19

Prosecutions of the enablers of tax evasion have plummeted by at least 75% in the past five years, with fewer than five criminal cases in 2023-2024.

The targeting of enablers – anyone who knowingly helps a ­client evade tax – is a central part of HM Revenue and Customs’s (HMRC) strategy to claw back cash owed to the Treasury.

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