Tax and Business

Changing interview notesIf you attend an enquiry with one or more HMRC officers they will make notes of the meeting and they will ask you to agree that they are a true and fair representation of what was said. The document can be used as evidence in ... Read more

Letter to get a tax penalty reduced or suspendedHMRC has the power to reduce a maximum tax penalty to take account of the nature and quality of any disclosure you have made about an "inaccuracy". How do you get this on the inspector's negotiating agenda... Read more

Key events chartIf you are subject to a personal tax enquiry, deposits on your bank account statements could be taken to be a second source of income by HMRC. Therefore, it's a good idea to keep an up-to-date record of these rather than relying on you... Read more

Sample childcare voucher Where you offer your employees childcare vouchers as a benefit in kind, you can use a childcare voucher company to administer the scheme and provide the vouchers. Alternatively, you arrange childcare direct with registered ch... Read more

Private expenditure recordDuring a full enquiry into your tax return, if you are self-employed you can expect the inspector to start asking questions about your private expenditure. The presumption is that any "missing" takings from the business will s... Read more

VAT appeal letterIf you disagree with a VAT assessment or decision made by HMRC, you can, in most cases, appeal against it or ask for HMRC for a review to consider cancelling the appeal. An appeal should always be made in writing and usually within 3... Read more

  PAYE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT LETTERHMRC ...................................................................(insert address)................................................................................................................................. Read more