Using Google’s corporate tax affairs to catapult your story into the media
Interesting piece in The Express from earlier this week. It’s not interesting because it’s a story about HMRC flouting it’s own rules or even because it’s a story about [...]
Business Records Checks to be terminated
It must have seemed like a genius idea back in 2011. HMRC had always previously examined business records AFTER they had been submitted, what about looking at the records BEFORE they were [...]
Am I Trading On Ebay? The Black, The White And The Grey
A few people have emailed me recently asking if HMRC will view them as eBay traders, here’s what you need to know Like most things with HMRC there is the black, the white and the grey. In [...]
In a tax investigation, what is “Helping”?
The HMRC factsheet, Penalties for inaccuracies in returns and documents, is issued when HMRC believes a penalty is likely to be due. The document is full of crucial information most of which is [...]
What’s The Difference Between A Prompted And An Unprompted Disclosure?
If you go to HMRC before they have any inclination about underpayment of tax and you make a full and frank disclosure of what you have done to hide tax from HMRC, how you did it and even why you [...]
HMRC’s Penalty Factsheet: Reasonable Care
The HMRC factsheet, Penalties for inaccuracies in returns and documents, is issued when HMRC believes a penalty is likely to be due. The document is full of crucial information most of which is [...]
