We do what we can to stop people from committing tax crime and make sure everyone pays their share of tax. This includes:
- making tax rules and processes simpler
- educating people and providing tools to help get it right
- working with people who get it wrong and helping them put it right
- telling people our focus areas and offering them the chance to come forward and put it right
- using data to detect tax evasion and fraud
- auditing people or businesses where we want more detailed information about how they manage their tax affairs
- charging penalties or prosecuting people who cheat on their taxes
- getting your help to make sure everyone pays their fair share.
Help us stop tax crime
There are a few ways you can help make sure everyone pays their fair share.
Make payments electronically
Cash is legal tender and you're entitled to pay for anything in cash. However, when you pay for something in cash, it makes it easier for the person you're paying to hide that income.
Some people ask to be paid in cash which might be an indication they'll try to hide it.
As a customer, you can help your payment be accounted for by:
- checking your purchase amount is rung up on the till (not as cash)
- asking for a receipt
- asking for taxable supply information
- paying with a bank card or electronically into their bank account.
Following these steps makes it much harder for the person you're paying to hide their income and helps to make sure the correct tax is paid on your purchase.
Reporting people who cheat
If you know of a person or business that's dodging their tax, you can report them to us anonymously. Give us as many details as you can and we'll look into it.
Cheats undermine our community - you can help stop them.
Report tax evasion or fraud anonymously
Tax crime prosecutions
While most people do the right thing, we're dedicated to dealing with those that have purposely avoided paying their fair share of tax, including prosecuting them when we need to.
You can read media articles about our successful prosecutions.