From 30 September 2017 onwards, an offence will be committed where a relevant body fails to prevent an associated person criminally facilitating the evasion of a tax by another person, and this will be the case whether the tax evaded is owed in the UK or in a foreign country1. Thus, criminal liability is attributed to relevant bodies for the criminal acts of its associates.
| Term | Definition2 |
| Relevant body | A relevant body is a body corporate or partnership (including a limited partnership) wherever incorporated or formed |
| Associated person | An associated person is one who performs services for or on behalf of that relevant body, eg as an employee, agent, contractor, subâcontractor, or consultant.
The question as to whether a person is performing services for or on behalf of an organisation is to be determined by reference to all the relevant circumstances and not merely by reference to the nature of the relationship between that person and the organisation. |
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