A Bracknell business has been ‘named and shamed’ on the latest government list of deliberate tax defaulters.  

The list, which was published by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), details people and businesses who have received financial penalties for either deliberately failing to comply with tax obligations or deliberately filing errors in tax returns. 

HMRC’s Publishing Details of Deliberate Defaulters (PDDD) routinely releases the information of those who made at least one deliberate default on more than £25,000 following an investigation publicly. Details are only published once the penalties are final. 

This list is updated every three months with the information deleted after one year. 

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Sumhas Cars Ltd, a used car dealership which went into liquidation in 2019 after the accounts were not filed, was formally trading from 3 Ashbourne in Great Hollands. 

The company failed to pay £42,353.81 in taxes during the period of June 1, 2016, and May 31, 2018. 

The total amount of penalties charged for the default was £28,000, with the business added to the government list on June 15. 

The government department says publishing the names is “about influencing behaviour by encouraging defaulters to engage with HMRC.” 

Prior to updating and releasing the list, HMRC gives each defaulter an opportunity to present reasons why their details should not be published.