Restaurateur evaded paying £109,000 in VAT and income tax
HMRC officers unearthed the fraud A RESTAURATEUR avoided paying more than £100,000 of income tax and VAT in a “classic sales fraud”. Sharif Mohammed Khaled was spared immediate prison for his criminal conduct which was unearthed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Khaled, of Penn Hill Avenue, Poole, defrauded £109,000 in his role as the sole director of A.S.A. Restaurateurs Ltd, which was running Indian restaurant Cafe Spice in Sturminster Newton at the time of his offending. Bournemouth Crown Court heard Khaled parted association with the Bridge Street business following his arre...