TWO people are among the list of North-East businesses and individuals that have been named and shamed on the Government's list of tax defaulters.
HMRC has published the details of those businesses given financial penalties for failing to comply with tax obligations or deliberately filing errors in tax returns.
HMRC's Publishing Details of Deliberate Defaulters scheme flags up when a person or business has made at least one deliberate default on more than £25,000.
In the region, two individuals and one car garage have been named - with two of them failing to pay the correct tax over a six year period.
The list is then updated every three months and the information is completely wiped after a year.
The information below is listed on the government website on the day this story was published.
Below are the companies listed by HMRC:
These are the businesses that have been named and shamed by HMRC on March 17, 2021.
Specialist Cars of Malton Limited
Business, trade or occupation: Sales of motor cars
Address: Formerly of Unit 22 Seph Way, York Road Industrial Estate, Malton, YO17 6AX1
Period of default: May 1, 2016 to July, 31 2016
Total amount of tax/duty on which penalties are based: £200,772
Total amount of penalties charged: £112,432.32
Kim Thompson
Business, trade or occupation: Capital gain and income from directorship
Address: The Fold, Warden Law, Houghton-le-Spring, DH5 8LX
Period of default: April 6, 2010 to April 5, 2016
Total amount of tax/duty on which penalties are based: £39,066
Total amount of penalties charged: £18,556.34
Alan Charles Thompson
Business, trade or occupation: Capital gain and income from directorship
Address: The Fold, Warden Law, Houghton-le-Spring, DH5 8LX
Period of default: April 6, 2010 to April 5, 2016
Total amount of tax/duty on which penalties are based: £39,341
Total amount of penalties charged: £18,686.97
Why HMRC names and shames these businesses
A spokesperson for HMRC said: “We are committed to making sure people pay the tax they owe.
"For the minority who refuse to pay, HMRC has a range of tools available and we are able to publish the names of those penalised under civil procedures for deliberately defaulting on certain tax obligations.
"This is about influencing behaviour by encouraging defaulters to engage with HMRC.”
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