FIVE-YEAR JAIL SENTENCE FOR ACCOUNTANT TO THE STARS

摘要

An ICAEW-qualified tax adviser and accountant to the stars, Christopher Lunn, has been jailed for five years for evading around £6m in tax, following a prolonged HMRC investigation. Lunn ran a Sussex-based accountancy firm, Christopher Lunn & Co, whose 7,000-plus clients included many from the worlds of media and entertainment. The firm was investigated by HMRC in 2010 when its premises in Crowborough were searched and Lunn was arrested. HMRC uncovered evidence of a range of offences, which included the inflating of accountancy fees and the fraudulent use of trading losses, which the tax authorities said were intended to help Lunn and his clients avoid paying tax.