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Tax Investigation

After temporarily pausing tax investigations during the COVID-19 pandemic, the HMRC has restarted probes into the tax affairs of individuals and businesses.

The Revenue has also started directing its attention towards the misuse of coronavirus support schemes, such as the furlough and self-employed income support schemes.

This will mean that more and more businesses and individuals are likely to be investigated by HMRC. They do not need a reason to investigate you. HMRC can investigate anyone at random.

To provide peace of mind, we run a Tax Investigation Service to help protect clients against the professional costs involved in a tax investigation or enquiry. This service is backed by an insurance policy we have taken out in our own name. A tax investigation could continue for several months or even years and can be extremely stressful.

We must stress that dealing with a tax investigation is not included in our normal annual charges and clients who do not pay for this service will be charged the cost of dealing with an investigation.

We strongly recommend you consider subscribing to our Tax Investigations Service, the cost of which is dependent on your business turnover.  The government has spent in excess of £300 billion already tackling the crisis and this will likely be clawed back in either tax rises or spending cuts.  However, in the short term, we expect both options to be unpalatable and so we expect a sharp rise in tax investigations to start to repair the country’s finances.

Bevan Buckland LLP – Tax Investigation Service (For Businesses)

TURNOVER ANNUAL (EXCLUDING VAT)
Less than £2 million £240 exc VAT
Between £2 and £5 million £395 exc VAT
Between £5 and £10 million £795 exc VAT
Over £10 million Bespoke quote required

Individuals that sign up to our Tax Investigation Service will be charged £41+VAT for the year.

If you wish to take this offer up, please click the ‘Join Now’ button below in order to complete the Tax Investigation Service form and we will raise an invoice for the period in question.

This should be paid as a one-off annual fee, however, if you pay by monthly direct debit for your accountancy fees, we can adjust your instalments accordingly.

Directors and Partners tax affairs are included within the business premium; however, a separate subscription is required where gross rental income exceeds £50,000 per year or you have multiple businesses. Please get in touch to find out more.

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Bevan Buckland LLP