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Exeter double glazing
boss sentenced
for tax fraud

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»»The manager of a
double glazing showroom who
failed to declare his earnings
or pay Income Tax or National
Insurance Contributions,
defrauding taxpayers of around
£111,000 has been sentenced
to 12 months imprisonment,
suspended for two years.
Officers from HM Revenue
and Customs (HMRC)
discovered that Anthony
Jenkins, 60, was paid £514,000
in commission over a six year
period on the sales generated by
the Exeter branch of a national
window company. However,
he had failed to complete Self
Assessment returns.
Jenkins admitted to
investigators that he would have
gone on committing the fraud
if officers hadn’t caught up with
him.
Colin Spinks, Assistant
Director, Criminal
Investigation, HMRC, said:
“Tax fraudsters such as
Jenkins think they have an
upper-hand over those who

pay what is due. He stole from
public finances and would have
continued his fraud had HMRC
not stopped him. Our message
is clear – if you don’t pay what
you should, we will investigate.
Anyone with information about
this type of crime can contact
the Tax Fraud Hotline on 0800
788 887.”
Jenkins pleaded not guilty
at Exeter Magistrates’ Court in
December 2014, but changed
his plea to guilty in April 2015.
He was sentenced to 12 months
imprisonment, suspended for
two years, at Exeter Crown
Court yesterday (17 August).
Jenkins was also fined
£20,000, which must be paid
within three months, and
ordered to pay court costs of
£1,000.
Jenkins has already repaid
£98,618 of the tax debt to
HMRC and was ordered to pay
the balance of £12,428 at a rate
of £500 a week.

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