Category Archives: Tax Investigations

HMRC and not employers to calculate employees pay

Under Conservative proposals, income tax and national insurance contributions would automatically be deducted from employees’ gross pay, removing the need for employers to process different tax codes and pay income tax for employees. This means the responsibility for calculating NI … Continue reading

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Inland Revenue tax investigation war or amnesties r us?

HMRC are behaving very much like a wayward parent on super nanny, threats, bribery, rewards for some not for others – what am I talking about – HMRC’s tax investigation, tax enquiry strategy. We have more amnesties than you could … Continue reading

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HMRC win award for …?

Now all those cynics out there will have their own idea of what this could be and there are a few classics that they would be amply qualified to collect, whether it be over zealous use of information powers, intrusive … Continue reading

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HMRC help businesses when times are hard – or do they?

Most of us will have heard about the much heralded “time to pay arrangements” that allowed businesses that were having trouble paying their tax liabilities, time to pay. Good idea you may think, better to wait for the money than … Continue reading

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Tax Investigations and anti-terror laws

You may recall from earlier posts the concerns raised over HMRC and their report on “lost” revenue and people paying the “right” amount of tax – well tax investigations, employer compliance visits, tax enquiries have all now taken a sinister … Continue reading

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Cheating the public purse – tax investigation in full swing

Please don’t hold your breath if you think that the latest tax enquiry that has led to a tax investigation and now charges being brought has anything to do with MPs expenses, not in the slightest. Have HMRC even conducted … Continue reading

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Tax Investigations and MPs expenses

So a New Year but nothing changes – MPs are getting their own way and watering down the “new rules” on their expenses and not an HMRC tax investigation in sight. One rule for one and screw everyone else, lest … Continue reading

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Tax Investigations – HMRC’s Self Appraisal

HMRC have published their report on “Protecting Tax Revenues 2009″ or as I will call it Tax Investigations – HMRC’s Self Appraisal, as the report is very defensive, akin to a struggling employee worried about their job, writing their self … Continue reading

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HMRC Tax Enquiry focus – robbing Peter to pay Paul?

It really didn’t take HMRC that long to revert to past behaviour when it comes to tax investigations and employer compliance reviews. When in doubt, when collecting monies from any source is vital wher do they go – not the … Continue reading

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HMRC investigations should stop the practice of phoenix companies

Oh boy this subject is very close to my heart and I’ll tell you why later – you’ll want to read it as it is a name and shame! Not sure about the subject matter – this refers to a … Continue reading

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