Accountancy Age: People who informed HMRC of the activities of tax cheats received rewards totalling £1m since the recession started. HM Revenue & Customs spent about £400,000 last year alone in what are known as ‘bounty payments' for anyone reporting tax evasion, according to figures obtained by the investigative website Exaro.
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