We are coming after wealthy tax dodgers, George Osborne said today Under Mr Osborne's plans, up to two million people are to have their credit files examined by tax officials. Investigators will cross-check details of the income people declare on their tax returns against their spending patterns to identify "high" and "medium" risks of both illegal and legal tax avoidance. Many of those who are expected to be identified are likely to be self-employed workers who have under-declared their income to the authorities. However, those who have benefited from secret windfalls - such as an inheritance or a bonus - and people with secret offshore accounts could also be highlighted.