The Dangers Of Informal Talks With HMRC
HMRC like to fish, even when there is no known case to be made, but this is wrong: HMRC’s Compliance Handbook at CH23560 also recognises that: “Reason to suspect does not allow you to make [...]
HMRC Asking For Information They Are Not Entitled To See
What can HMRC ask to see? Is a FAQ and the answer is not a simple one; under FA 2008, Sch 36, para 1 the HMRC officer can as for anything that is ‘reasonable required’ for the [...]
HMRC Attempt To Cut Out Agents
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 [...]
