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15 Jun 2020

Whether you are the CEO of an enormous company or simply handle a small group of employees, keeping your business operating within the law is a necessity to ensure success.

And so, when you are told that your limited company or business is under investigation for tax avoidance (or fraud), it can be a very worrying time – what does it mean long term? Will your business be forced to close? Will you be held responsible?

In the event that this accusation cannot be attributed to an honest mistake (or human error), and there is evidence of legitimate tax avoidance, what do you do? And, more importantly, how do you prove your own innocence? Our team can help you!

At ABV Solicitors, our fraud solicitor is extremely skilled and experienced at investigating tax avoidance within even the largest companies, and can help you to identify where the fraud may have occurred in your records and, most importantly, who is responsible. Our team can act on your behalf in the upcoming investigation, to help you keep your business running and to ensure that no harm comes to your company’s image.

But how else can our fraud solicitor help you at such a stressful time? Read on to find out!

Police interviews

When your company is accused of fraud, our fraud solicitor will attend the police interviews with you, to help assess your case and to advise you on what to say.

Known as a Police and Criminal Evidence Act interview (or PACE), our team will help you to assess your position and will look through any evidence that the police have in relation to the charges. If we feel it is weak evidence, then we will file a letter of representation.

Build your case

If you want to plead not guilty to the charges, then our team will begin an investigation.

This will involve assessing all of the evidence, interviewing staff members at your company along with any eyewitnesses and aim to detect where the alleged fraud took place. We will also offer you the opportunity to reassess your legal position if we think it would be in your benefit.

Represent

In the event that your case does go to court, our team will represent you at every stage. Providing testimony from eye-witnesses and helping to prove your innocence, we will also add expert testimonies and evidence on your behalf.

Security and detection

Of course, if tax fraud has been committed, it will be our job to track down who is responsible. This will involve looking at your staff’s morale, credit reports, CRB checks to assess who is the most likely person to have benefitted from this crime.

Prevention

Once the trial is over, we can also offer you tips on how to prevent reoccurrence.

This may involve monitoring emails, phone conversations, tighter CCTV restrictions and examining search histories conducted on your companies computers. We can also write or rewrite any policies on your behalf, for your staff members to sign.