South Lanarkshire takeaways named and shamed for 'deliberately' dodging tax payments
East Kilbride Indian Marmaris and Rutherglen Chinese Kai Xin have been given a financial penalty after failing to comply with tax obligations.
Two South Lanarkshire takeaways have been publicly named and shamed by HMRC for 'deliberately' defaulting on their tax bills.
East Kilbride fast food outlet Mabow Limited (trading as 'Marmaris'), formerly of Stuart Street, was fined £111,996 after defaulting on tax payments of£159,994.
Rutherglen takeaway Kai Xin Street Limited (trading as 'Kai Xin'), of King Street, was fined £177,568 after defaulting on tax payments of £299,701.
In order to be outed by the government department, a person or business must have deliberately defaulted on more than £25,000 in tax.
HMRC says that everyone on the list has either 'deliberate errors in their tax returns' or has 'deliberately failed to comply with their tax obligations'.
Last October Lanarkshire Live reported that Marmaris was found to have defaulted on £159,994 in tax from January 1, 2017, to March 31, 2021, and October 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021, and handed a penalty of £111,996.
Kai Xin Street Ltd was slapped with a £177,568 penalty for defaulting on a tax bill of £299,701 from February 1, 2018 to January 31, 2022.
HMRC says the list identifies people who deliberately mishandled their tax affairs and is used as a tool to take "firm action against the minority who refuse to pay the tax they owe."
Kevin Hubbard, HMRC's Director of Individuals and Small Business Compliance, said: 'The overwhelming majority pay the tax they owe, but for those who refuse, we use a range of tools to take firm action.
'This includes publishing the names of those penalised for deliberate defaults to influence taxpayer behaviour and encourage defaulters to engage with HMRC.'
Lanarkshire Live has tried to contact the firms named on the list.
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