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Richard Allen

Mar 52 min read

Gobsmacking Response from HMRC to a US Seller Reporting a Marketplace for VAT Non-Compliance. Does Anyone Care?

Richard Allen

Feb 124 min read

Public Accounts Committee publishes its Report on Tax Evasion in the Retail Sector and is heavily critical of HMRC and Companies House

Richard Allen

Feb 32 min read

USA Scraps de minimis on Chinese Imports

Richard Allen

Jan 111 min read

Tax the Dumping of Cheap Chinese Goods in the UK

Richard Allen

Jan 89 min read

Tackling the Online Tax Cheats ; The RAVAS Perspective 0n the Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into Tax Evasion in The Retail Sector

Richard Allen

Oct 21, 20241 min read

Scale of Imports by Temu and Shein Revealed

Richard Allen

Oct 21, 20242 min read

VAT Abuse Continues on Online Marketplaces in the UK

Richard Allen

Sep 24, 20241 min read

Tax Dodging Cheap Imports - What they look like and How to Stop Them.

Richard Allen

Sep 10, 20242 min read

RAVAS Contributes to the NAO report 'Tackling Tax Evasion in High Street and Online Retail'

Richard Allen

Sep 3, 20241 min read

HMRC Ensures Import VAT is collected for the EU whilst failing to collect it in the UK

Richard Allen

Jul 17, 20243 min read

Labour needs to Wake up and Smell the Cheese when it comes, SHEIN and TEMU and the £135 VAT and Duty Exemption.

Richard Allen

Jul 10, 20243 min read

RAVAS uncovers Trojan Horse Seller Accounts on eBay used by Chinese Sellers to evade VAT in the UK

Richard Allen

Jul 3, 20242 min read

Amazon's Planned Direct Shipping Service from China should be a Wake Up Call for UK Politicians.

Richard Allen

Jul 2, 20241 min read

The UK is at a Crossroads for Customs Compliance on Low Value Consignments.

With volumes of low value goods shipping direct from China reaching levels previously unseen before UK businesses face a direct threat to...

Richard Allen

Jun 19, 20241 min read

To me, Temu

Richard Allen

Jun 7, 20242 min read

2024 & the Revival of RAVAS

After a long break and encouragement from a number of UK businesses impacted by ongoing VAT abuse I have decided to re-launch RAVAS with...