United Kingdom increases its rewards for whistleblowers who reveal its big tax evaders

By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq.

The United Kingdom’s tax and customs system “His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has increased its rewards program to whistleblowers whose information leads to the recovery of greater than 1.5 million pounds. Its focus relates to UK’s demostic tax evaders. Corruption and non compliance has resulted in 5.5 Billion stolen from the public funds in the 2023-2024 tax year. A recent report from the Royal United Service Institute has demonstrated the incredible efficacy of reward laws, further highlighting the critical role whistleblowers play in fighting financial crime.

Jeffrey Newman is a whistleblower lawyer, whose law firm represents whistleblowers revealing violations of export controls, tariff evasions, money laundering, healthcare fraud and other kinds of WB cases. The firm represents individuals both in the United States and other countries. Mr. Newman and his firm also represent physicians and other healthcare providers who become whistleblowers in healthcare fraud cases. Whistleblower laws in the U.S. allow individuals anywhere with information about export control violations or tariff fraud to reveal the information under The False Claims act or through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Whistleblower Program. The Firm’s website is Ā at www.JeffNewmanLaw.comĀ  and attorney Newman can be reached at Jeff@Jeffnewmanlaw.com or at 978-880-4758