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HMRC Tax Investigations via Business Record Checks

HMRC are going to be on the attack in order to raise £600m starting this year (remember this number as you will need it later) so how are they going to do it – well, HMRC published a Consultation Paper … Continue reading

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Tax Investigations – change in tack?

If you were reading my blog earlier in the week you will have seen that HMRC are generously doing their bit to cut the Budget deficit by having an Autumn feeding frenzy as far as employer compliance reviews, tax investigations, … Continue reading

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PAYE tax snakes and ladders

So it has come to pass that HMRC have finally admitted to the full horror of their error ridden computer sysytem and PAYE records, otherwise known as snakes and ladders – so which one will you be? Evidently, £28bn has … Continue reading

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HMRC Tax Investigation strategy – beware!

Tax investigations are taking a new, slightly sinister twist – HMRC are allegedly demanding personal financial records from business people, without proper grounds for suspicion. This comes about at a time when Section CH223430 of HMRC’s Tax Investigation handbook appears … Continue reading

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HMRC Tax Investigations – debt collection

Anyone who has a debt with HMRC, whether it be from a Tax Investigation, employer compliance review, employment status review, PAYE/NIC/CIS or Self Assessment you need to take heed of what is happening regarding HMRC debt collection agents. To begin … Continue reading

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Investigation required

An investigation of what you may ask yourself but it’s all very circular as you will see and unfortunately it comes back to the fact that more companies will be subject to employer compliance visits, tax investigations to raise funds … Continue reading

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HMRC “in year” penalties will catch companies out

HMRC have gradually been introducing various penalty changes and “in year” late payment penalties are something new for this tax year but there has been very little publicity about this latest addition to the employer compliance review/tax investigation/Construction Industry Scheme … Continue reading

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HMRC economical with the truth – perish the thought!

With the whole question of honesty, fairness and paying the right amount of tax at the forefront of HMRC’s compliance and investigation drive, it is interesting to note that HMRC have fallen foul of the Treasury Select Committee. They have … 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 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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