UK tax authority should boost whistleblower payments, say lawyers

Lawyers are calling for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to increase awards to UK whistleblowers who come forward and identify tax fraud.Latest figures released by London law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) reveal that in the last financial year, HMRC paid out almost UK£510,000 to individuals providing details of tax fraud - up from UK£495,000 the previous year.

By Sarah Gibbons

Lawyers are calling for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to increase awards to UK whistleblowers who come forward and identify tax fraud.Latest figures released by London law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) reveal that in the last financial year, HMRC paid out almost UK£510,000 to individuals providing details of tax fraud - up from UK£495,000 the previous year. [1]