What to expect at a Tax Tribunal Hearing?
This article is simply to put peoples’ mind at rest when attending a hearing without representation. The Tribunal hearing rooms are generally small, new [...]
Cross-Examination of Witnesses
If you give evidence at a hearing, your evidence is taken as true (in most cases) if HMRC do not challenge you. Therefore, HMRC [...]
Striking Out an Appeal
It’s worth dealing with this subject, albeit briefly. If the appeal falls under the Standard or Complex category, you will be issued with deadlines [...]
Serving Evidence/Documents Late
It is very common for the taxpayer to believe that they can attend a hearing and produce documents that assist their case on the [...]
The Normal Tribunal Appeal Process
There are 3 types of appeal - Basic, Standard and Complex. Basic Appeal A Basic appeal is normally listed for a hearing without either [...]
HMRC Activity During Coronavirus Outbreak
It should be known that many decisions and responses from HMRC will be very slow during these difficult times. HMRC Officers, like everyone else, [...]
Appeal the Tax Assessment, not just the Deliberate Penalties.
We previously wrote a short article about Deliberate Penalties for knowingly submitting incorrect tax/VAT returns. We recently, and successfully, represented a director of a [...]
Liquidators Action Against Directors
Where companies are wound up by HMRC for unpaid taxes, HMRC are increasingly taking control away from the Official Receiver and appointing private insolvency [...]
Outsourcing Payroll Services Linked to MTIC Fraud
MTIC fraud is becoming more prevalent with companies providing Payroll and other labour services. It its simplest form, a business (Company A) outsources its [...]
Personal ‘Deliberate’ Penalties
This is a short article to explain what HMRC have to prove in order to move a company VAT Penalty to the Director personally. [...]