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How do they find tax dodgers?
HMRC is using new data approaches to scrutinise billionaires' financial affairs. This involves advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to cross-reference vast datasets, identify unusual patterns, and flag potential tax avoidance or evasion that traditional methods might miss.
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