rsherdley commented Chutney curry house boss dodged paying £150k VAT

The owner of a Nottingham city centre restaurant dodged paying £150,000 VAT while his wife was pocketing £53,000 in tax credits, a court heard. Mohammed Ibrahim, who runs Chutney in Friar Lane, and his wife "lived comfortably", spending £18,500 on a BMW, splashing out £81,000 on four more vehicles, owning a rented property and extending their home. Nottingham Crown Court heard chef Ibrahim had avoided paying VAT to HM Revenue and Customs over more than six...