Dear @thetimes please stop referring to the penalty charged on Mr Zahawi as a penalty for tax avoidance. It isn’t. It can’t be. There is no tax penalty for tax avoidance if it is successful because it is not illegal. The penalty was for submitting an incorrect tax return. 1/2
Charted Accountant. Lecturer and writer on tax. Passionate about the tax system, small businesses and helping ordinary people to deal with their tax affairs.
Stroud, England
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