HMRC have the power to investigate whoever and whenever they see fit.
Disruptive, intrusive and expensive; when HMRC investigate your business it can drag on for a year or more saddling your business with spiralling costs and rocketing stress levels.
There doesn’t need to be a reason for the HMRC to trigger an investigation. Every Company is at risk of being randomly chosen for an enquiry. Win or lose, you always have to pay the cost of handling the investigation.
As your accountant it would be good to think that we would be available to you, offering the support you need, without you having to worry about the costs involved in defending your corner.
There doesn’t need to be a reason for HMRC to launch an investigation. Every taxpayer is at risk of being chosen at any time. No-one is immune. Win or lose, you always have to pay the cost of handling the investigation.
We see HMRC investigations as a real and present danger to businesses like yours and we want to offer you a comprehensive and cost effective solution.
It’s important to note that protection against the costs of a HMRC investigation is available with the Fee Protection Service.
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Our Tax Investigation Service will cover our professional fees that result from most types of HMRC enquiry or investigation. Unlike some fee protection products that appoint their own advisors our service ensures that we can continue representing you. We believe that we know your business best and we want to be there for you when you need us most. Our service is backed by an insurance policy from Professional Fee Protection (PFP). |
We will be free to work on your case for as long as it takes to resolve the situation up to the policy limit. You won’t have to monitor or limit the professional fees; it’s one less thing for you to worry about.
For peace of mind, we recommend that every client should be protected in the event of a tax investigation and subscribe to our Service as tax investigations can last several months and even years.
Protecting Your Interests Against The HMRC Onslaught
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Under the fee protection service, we can reclaim the costs in protecting you during a tax investigation and we will be able to defend you in the event HMRC check your books and records or request entry to your business premises. For peace of mind, we recommend that every client should be protected in the event of a tax investigation and apply for the tax investigation service as tax investigations can last several months and even years. We are now able to offer you a service that was created to meet the needs of businesses like yours. It will cover all of our professional fees up to £100,000 that result from most types of HMRC enquiry or investigation (full details are listed in the Service Summary). |
Unlike some fee protection products that appoint their own advisors this service ensures that we can continue representing you. We believe that we know you and your business best and we want to be there for you when you need us most. The service is underwritten by an insurance policy which we have taken out in our own name and is provided by one of the UK’s leading providers.
We will be free to work on your case for as long as it takes to resolve the situation up to the indemnity limit. You won’t have to monitor the professional fees; it’s one less thing for you to worry about.
For sole traders, limited companies and partnerships the service offers a great additional benefit. When the business signs up the sole trader and all directors, partners, company secretaries and their spouses will also receive representation during an investigation into their personal affairs.
To provide this service we need to be acting as the tax returns agent for the individuals in question.
A separate subscription is required for each individual where gross rental income exceeds £50,000 per year.
Cheaper Than You’d Think
Taking out the service costs less than you think, certainly less than other risk management measures that you pay out routinely each year. A small expense now could save you thousands of pounds in accountancy fees tomorrow.
ACT NOW!
Dealing with day-to-day business is hard enough but during an HMRC investigation? Who has the time, energy and expertise to handle that?
My accountant is certainly the best person to manage a tax investigation – and it’s reassuring to know that I now have protection in place to cover the costs. 
