Furlough warning as HMRC begins clawback after first fraud arrest
manchestereveningnews.co.uka man became the first person to be arrested in connection with an alleged £495,000 fraud of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
HMRC said it had arrested a 57-year-old male from Solihull, West Midlands, on Wednesday, in connection with the allegations and added it was the first such arrest to happen.Now, tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg has warned that this could just be the start of more alleged fraudulent claims.Fiona Fernie, a tax dispute and resolution partner at the firm said: "HMRC has started investigations into companies and individuals that it believes have fraudulently made claims under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), which has paid out more than 27bn.She added: "The Government now intends to clawback as much.
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