Tax evasion by small retail businesses increases to £4.4bn
While HMRC lost an estimated £5.5bn to tax evasion in 2022/23, a whopping 81% came from small businesses in the retail...
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Pop star Shakira is facing tax evasion charges in Spain. Can you pick the other celebrities who’ve run afoul of tax authorities?
You might have seen the news last week that pop star Shakira is facing charges of tax evasion for the second time. Spanish prosecutors, BBC News reports, allege Shakira should have paid €6.7 million (£5.8 million) in taxes on advance payments for a world tour in 2018.
Maybe you saw this one coming – after all, Shakira is already heading to court in November to argue previous alleged tax crimes. But can you pick other celebrity tax evaders out of a lineup? What about celebrity accountants? Take our quiz to find out.
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