Tax Evasion definition

Tax Evasion means the offence of cheating the public revenue or fraudulently evading UK tax, and is a criminal offence. The offence requires an element of fraud, which means there must be deliberate action, or omission with dishonest intent;
Tax Evasion means conduct that constitutes any criminal offence of tax evasion or facilitation of tax evasion in any jurisdiction, including the tax evasion facilitation offences under section 45(1) and 46(1) of the Criminal Finances Act 2017.
Tax Evasion means any fraudulent activity intended to divert funds from the public revenue of any government as well as any statutory tax evasion offence of any territory, where tax includes all taxes, levies and contributions imposed by governments in any territory.

Examples of Tax Evasion in a sentence

  • For further information, including a summary of the findings of GSA’s risk-based review of its business activities, please see the Prevention of the Facilitation of Tax Evasion – Communication by GSA’s MC (October 2017).

  • On September 7, 2016, the Argentine Congress approved the aforementioned treaty, which was published in the Argentine government's official gazette on September 30, 2016 and became effective on January 1, 2017.On July 21, 2017, authorities from Argentina and Brazil signed the Amendment Protocol to the Treaty to Avoid Double Taxation and Avoid Tax Evasion regarding taxation over income, signed by such countries in 1980.

  • Tax Evasion – Employees must not counsel others to evade taxes, nor in performing their duties knowingly contribute to evasion of taxes by a customer, vendor, employee or other party.

  • EUROPE/1011979779.40 Owner and the Operator in Clause 22.4(a) (Failure to Prevent Facilitation of Tax Evasion).


More Definitions of Tax Evasion

Tax Evasion means the illegal non-payment or underpayment of tax.
Tax Evasion means efforts by individuals, corporations, trusts and other entities to evade taxes by illegal means.
Tax Evasion means any fraudulent activity intended to
Tax Evasion means eforts by individuals, corporations, trusts and other entities to evade taxes by illegal means.
Tax Evasion means conduct that constitutes any criminal offence of tax evasion or facilitation of tax evasion in any jurisdiction, including the tax evasion facilitation offences under section 45(1) and 46(1) of the Criminal Finances Act 2017;
Tax Evasion means any fraudulent activity intended to divert funds from the public revenue of any government as well as any statutory tax evasion offense of any territory, where tax includes all taxes, levies and contributions imposed by governments in any territory.
Tax Evasion means anoffence of cheating HMRC or ROS by fraudulently evading UK or Irish tax. This is a criminal offence and by nature requires an element of fraud. This means that there must be deliberate action, or omission with dishonest intent.