- Purpose
- To identify where differences in accounts filed between HMRC and Companies House over the last 48 months indicate fraudulent activity
- Information sharing benefits
- This will help Companies House to identify potential fraud and error and; in establishing improvements to the operation of the account filing process; ensure that Companies House are presenting a more accurate picture of the financial health of businesses. This BAU will also enable HMRC to identify where companies are understating accounts and thereby reducing tax liabilities. In doing so; HMRC will be able to redeem extra public funds through increased tax dividends
- Disclosed information
- Company names and registration numbers; selected accounts items; and the names of associated company directors; partners; and third party accountants where relevant.
- Information sharing method
- Encrypted Email Transfer
- Contact
- informationrights@companieshouse.gov.uk
- Start date
- 2019-10-01
- End date
- 2026-01-31
- Review date
- 2026-01-31
- Retention period
- P11M
- Isa status
- Active
- Id
- 274
- Notes
- no change