The team will begin recruitment of 100 additional inspectors as the work of the unit expands.
In addition to the taxpayers having an annual income of more than GBP150,000 and wealth of between GBP2.5 million and GBP20 million, the unit will also cover those with wealth in the range GBP1 million to GBP2.5 million.
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By the end of December 2012, the unit had brought in an extra GBP75 million in tax, with a target of GBP586 million by the end of 2015.
Commenting on the move, exchequer secretary David Gauke said: "HMRC set up the new Affluent Teams from some of the £917 million we made available in 2010. The team has made a great start by bringing in GBP75 million in additional tax that would otherwise have been lost to the country."
"The vast majority of people pay their way. Dodging tax is immoral, illegal and unaffordable and the minority who cheat are increasingly finding that, thanks to the work of the Affluent Team, they have made a big mistake," he added.
Roger Atkinson, Director of the Affluent Teams, added: "We want to recruit people with external experience and appropriate qualifications for inspector and lead case director roles. We want people with recent commercial and corporate experience in personal tax to help us understand our customer base. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront, tackling those who do not pay the right tax."
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By GlobalDataAffluent Compliance Team is a team that was set up in 2010 to target wealthy Britons living in the UK who may be concealing money from the revenue.
