Every year HMRC carry out tens of thousands of tax enquiries, they are called enquiries, compliance checks, reviews, audits or sometimes just a set of questions. Most tax enquiries come from HMRC’s Local Compliance teams.

These may arise for a whole range of reasons, such as a discrepancy between the Tax Return submitted by you or your business and information already held by HMRC, an unexpected entry on your return or one that is out of line with what HMRC expects to see, information which HMRC has received or obtained (from both public and non-public sources) which suggests that the Return may not be complete or correct.

Fortunately, because we know how to deal with them, we can negotiate everything on your behalf to ensure the minimal potential liability.

At S&Y Accounting Ltd we have the expertise and experience to assist you with all levels of tax enquiries. Our team comprises experienced professionals. We understand that this is a difficult and sometimes stressful time and that tax enquiries can be daunting.

Our role is to help you in understanding the enquiry process, to act as a barrier between yourself and HMRC, and to resolve matters as quickly as possible whether that is to persuade HMRC that your Returns are indeed complete and correct or, where tax may be due, to negotiate as favorable a financial settlement as possible including mitigation of penalties and we have an excellent record in this area.

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