HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has updated its list on November 20 of deliberate tax defaulters, those who deliberately defaulted on tax exceeding £25,000.
The latest update adds more than 160 individuals and businesses, including a vape importer, a waste broker, property developers and online retailers.
In each case, HMRC said they failed to fully disclose their default to HMRC at the outset of an investigation.
These defaulters’ details will remain published for 12 months.
Among the list, a property management company called Niven Homes Management Limited based at 16 Gleneagles Close, Ferndown, has been named in the list.
The listing, covering the period from July 1, 2024, to September 30, 2024, shows the company owes £40,160 in unpaid tax, along with a £28,112 penalty for deliberate default.
HMRC publishes the PDDD list to highlight cases where individuals or businesses deliberately fail to pay the tax they owe.
HMRC also says that amounts in the list relate to the tax/duty on which penalties are based and the penalties charged, where the penalty meets the criteria for publishing under the Publishing Details of Deliberate Defaulters legislation.
The list does not necessarily represent the full default of the taxpayer.
Kevin Hubbard, HMRC’s Director of Individuals and Small Business Compliance, said: “We are committed to tackling those who deliberately default on the tax they owe and creating a level playing field for businesses.
“By publishing the names of deliberate defaulters and their penalties, we send a clear message that non-compliance has consequences.”
The list includes businesses across the UK.
HMRC also emphasises that each entry relates specifically to the dates of default and the address associated with the person or business at that time.
This means the published party may have since changed their behaviour, may no longer be linked to the address, or the business now operating at that location may have no connection with the one named.
In some cases, a business at the same address with the same name may be under entirely new management and unrelated to the default.
The company has been approached for a comment.