NHS hands over millions to tax avoidance firms - The Times

NHS hands over millions to tax avoidance firms - The Times NHS hospital trusts are paying millions of pounds to advisers who have helped them dodge up to £1bn in tax, The Sunday Times can reveal.

Public funds have been spent on consultants who help hospitals avoid VAT on temporary medical staff. The advisers take up to 25% of the taxes that hospitals avoid.

The Independent Health Professionals Association (IHPA), which represents NHS locum staff, has submitted a dossier to the tax authorities exposing the practice. The Times