Scots businesses caught ‘deliberately' tax dodging named and shamed

Scottish Sun

20-06-2025

The lengthy list of offending UK firms includes convenience stores, internet sales businesses, wholesalers and takeaways north of the border
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SCOTTISH firms caught owing hundreds of thousands of pounds after tax dodging have been named and shamed.
HM Revenue and Customs has released a list of companies that have been caught out not paying their dues.
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HMRC has penalised several Scottish-based companies deliberately tax defaulting
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Day-to-Day Scotland Ltd was one of several firms caught dodging tax payments
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The lengthy list of offending UK firms includes convenience stores, internet sales businesses, wholesalers and takeaways north of the border.
The operator of Day-to-Day Scotland Ltd was caught swerving £131,759 worth of tax between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2023.
The firm, based at 47 Hope Street in Glasgow, was hit with a £79,055 penalty.
Internet sales company SK and SA Limited dodged paying £139,184 in tax between February 1, 2015 and January 31, 2018.
The business on Ness Street in Glasgow was fined £80,031.19 but HMRC.
Mohammad Qasim Umar Nagora, who formerly traded as 7 Star Spices, dodged paying £97,195 in tax between April 6, 2013 and April 5, 2020.
The takeaway firm, previously based on Mosspark Drive in Glasgow, was penalised £47,382.
Kai Xin Street Limited, which operates as Kai Xin, was snared after evading paying a whopping £299,701 in tax between February 1, 2018 and January 31, 2022.
The fast food business, based on King Street in Rutherglen, near Glasgow, was fined £177,568.
In Edinburgh, capital gain operator Wai Man Lo was found to have failed to pay £290,450 in tax between April 6, 2018 and April 5, 2019.
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The firm, based on March Road in the capital, has been billed £215,281.
Wholesaler Ellol Limited was caught swerving £63,902 in tax payments between August 30, 2022 and February 28, 2023.
The company, based on Colinton Road in Glasgow, has been fined £44,731.
Mohammed Zaheer Anwar, who previously traded as Lochend Fry, dodged £27,630 in tax between April 6, 2015 and April 5, 2021.
The businessman, formerly based on Lochend Road South in Edinburgh, has been hit penalised £13,796.
In Perth, Baran Melisa Limited, formerly trading as Marini's, failed to pay a staggering £797,177 in tax between June 1, 2012 and August 31, 2018.
The takeaway and restaurant, previously based on St Catherine's Road, has been billed £691,132.
If HMRC finds that a firm has deliberately evaded paying, tax evasion penalties can be imposed, amounting to 70 per cent of the tax owed.
If businesses or individuals fail to pay tax, HMRC can take further enforcement, including prosecution and seizure of possessions.
In rare cases, offenders have been sent to prison for tax evasion.
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."
HMRC's full list of deliberate tax defaulters can be viewed here.