HMRC’s OCW unit opened 25 tax fraud investigations last year
OCW is part of HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service (FIS), which was set up in the wake of the Panama Papers leak in 2016 with a brief to target deliberate, high-value tax evasion, fraud and money laundering
HMRC’s Offshore, Corporate and Wealthy (OCW) unit opened criminal investigations into 25 wealthy individuals over suspected serious criminal tax frauds last year, according to findings from Pinsent Masons.