HMRC has claimed it increased its tax take by 15%, up £3.2bn on last year, bringing in a record £23.9bn from “increased activity” on unpaid tax. The Revenue said the haul was a result of its [...]
This interesting report from RPC original here by Nigel Brook The bottom line is that closure notices – even if they are sent out in error – are binding. Here’s the full story. [...]
I’m revamping the Dirty Tactics page today. I want to make it a faster read, but with the option of greater depth for those who want it. I’ve cut each tactic back to around 100 words, [...]
Tiger Aspect is making a documentary series with HMRC on tax for Channel 4. They would like to speak to anyone with an ongoing tax problem. Details below. Here’s what they are asking: [...]
The Guardian reports today that HMRC will cut their workforce by 300 in the next year. You may think that this is a good thing because it’s 300 less people who might be giving you a hard [...]
This is one of the most Frequently Asked Questions by visitors to this site. The answer is: After HMRC have opened their investigation into their initial enquiry year. They may want to open [...]
One of the frustrating things about helping people out with their investigations is that we often can’t tell their full stories. This might be for a number of reasons; there might be a [...]
There maybe a new trend of HMRC cutting out the tax professionals from investigations. I first heard this issue raised last year by Andrew Gotch in his TaxAid talk; he said that he’d been [...]
This comment was left on our YouTube channel from EM. I have been embroiled in a tax battle with HMRC over seafarers deductions for the past 8 years. I have finally been informed that the £5,398 [...]
