‘There does not seem to be any dispute that Mr Stainer at least was in a position at the time to ensure that the tax was paid but was not paid. ‘There is not going to be a dispute between the prosecution and the defence about the fact that tax and that amount was owed to HMRC but not paid,’ Mr Hucklesby said. The fraud was said to total £473,097.07, jurors heard. ‘Whilst Mr and Mrs Stainer applied deductions to their employees wages, they deliberately retained them rather than pass them on to HMRC.’ ‘As an employer they were responsible for deductions of PAYE and national insurance contributions from The Grand’s employees at source. ‘The business was operating through limited companies and during that time The Grand employed over 50 members of staff. The couple ran The Grand in Folkestone (pictured), Kent, and employed more than 50 members of staffĪnthony Hucklesby, prosecuting, told jurors at Southwark Crown Court: ‘Between April 2011 and April 2015, the defendants, husband and wife, were the owners of a hospitality business called The Grand, which was based in an Edwardian building in Folkestone.
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