March 19th 2023.
A businessman who was convicted of evading hundreds of thousands of pounds in tax was sentenced to six years in prison after utilizing his four companies to defraud HMRC. Ben Richardson, 47, from Deal in Kent, used the money to buy luxury items, such as expensive cars, horses and a cottage, in addition to a house that cost over £200,000. The four companies Richardson ran from October 2010 to July 2019 were SPR.UK, SPR Modula, Ilex Industries and Merrydale Enterprise Ltd., all of which were involved in the sale of modular buildings to construction sites. He admitted to multiple tax evasion offences, fraudulently evading income tax and National Insurance contributions, as well as failing to disclose Construction Industry Scheme returns, resulting in an additional sum of nearly £380,000.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) His wife Dawn Richardson, 47, was involved in all four companies and was given a 17-month jail sentence, suspended for 18 months.
A businessman from Deal in Kent, Ben Richardson, was handed a six-year prison term after he was found to have defrauded HMRC of more than £2 million. The money was used to finance an extravagant lifestyle, including the purchase of high-end cars, horses, and a luxury cottage. Between October 2010 and July 2019, he had four construction companies that he used to perpetrate the fraud. He falsely claimed VAT returns and failed to pay taxes and National Insurance contributions, as well as Construction Industry Scheme returns. His wife, Dawn Richardson, was also involved in the fraud and was given a 17-month suspended sentence.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) The court heard how Richardson had confessed to the offences on March 3.
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