Fourteen individuals and 21 businesses have been fined a total of £25,025 for income tax and national insurance offences.

Cases were brought to magistrates by Treasury.

For failure to pay income tax instalment payments and/or class one national insurance contributions by the due date 19 busineses were fined a total of £21,785.

For failure to submit personal income tax return form(s) at the correct time 10 people were fined a total of £1,690.

For failure to comply with a notice to submit accounts in support of a tax return four people were fined a total of £850 and one business was fined £150.

Costs were awarded in each case.