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HMRC can now extract financial data directly from smartphones during investigations—banking apps, receipt photos, WhatsApp conversations about quotes. All accessible. The risk isn't illegal activity. It's disorganization looking like concealment. Protection: Separate business/personal apps completely. Use proper accounting software, not phone notes. Document everything formally, never via messaging apps.

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