HMRC Tax Investigation & Dispute Accountants
Facing an HMRC investigation, compliance check or tax dispute?
TaxResolve provides specialist accountancy and tax representation for individuals, directors and businesses dealing with HMRC. From the first HMRC letter through to disclosure, negotiation and resolution, we help you understand the position, protect your interests and respond properly.
Supporting clients across the UK.
- Specialist HMRC investigation support
- Individuals and businesses
- UK-wide representation
- Work alongside your existing accountant
Received a letter from HMRC?
An HMRC letter can raise immediate questions.
- Why have you been contacted?
- What information should you provide?
- How far back could HMRC look?
- Could penalties arise?
- Should your existing accountant respond?
- What should you do before speaking to HMRC?
The right answer depends on the type of enquiry and the facts behind it. TaxResolve reviews the correspondence, establishes what HMRC is asking, identifies the areas of potential exposure and develops a clear response strategy.
Specialist help with HMRC problems
Investigations, checks, disclosures and disputes are the whole of what we do.
HMRC Tax Investigations
Specialist support where HMRC has opened an enquiry into you, your business or your tax affairs.
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HMRC Compliance Checks
Support with information requests, records, meetings, correspondence and negotiations during an HMRC compliance check.
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COP9 Investigations
Specialist tax and accountancy support in serious cases involving Code of Practice 9 and the Contractual Disclosure Facility.
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COP8 Investigations
Technical support for complex investigations being conducted under HMRC Code of Practice 8.
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Voluntary Tax Disclosures
Help identifying historic tax issues, quantifying liabilities and making an appropriate disclosure to HMRC.
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Tax Disputes & Appeals
Support challenging HMRC conclusions, assessments, penalties and other disputed tax positions.
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We deal with the problem, not just the paperwork
An HMRC investigation is rarely solved by simply answering individual letters as they arrive. We look at the complete position.
That can include
- Why HMRC may have opened the enquiry
- The tax years and entities potentially affected
- The records and evidence available
- Whether mistakes, omissions or deliberate behaviour may be involved
- Potential tax, interest and penalties
- The accuracy of HMRC's assumptions
- Disclosure options
- Negotiation strategy
- How the matter can ultimately be brought to a conclusion
Once formally appointed and authorised, TaxResolve can manage HMRC correspondence on your behalf and coordinate the information required to progress the case.
How TaxResolve works
From uncertainty to resolution, in five stages.
1. Uncertainty
Review
We review the HMRC correspondence and the background to your case.
2. Control
Establish the position
We identify the relevant facts, tax issues, records, potential exposure and areas requiring further investigation.
3. Strategy
Set the strategy
We agree a clear approach to correspondence, disclosure, evidence and engagement with HMRC.
4. Representation
Represent
Where appointed to do so, we manage the tax and accounting aspects of the enquiry and communicate with HMRC.
5. Resolution
Resolve
We work toward an appropriate conclusion and help address any underlying tax or accounting issues identified during the case.
Already have an accountant?
That is not a problem.
TaxResolve can handle the HMRC investigation while your existing accountant continues dealing with your normal accounts and tax affairs. Your accountant can work with us directly, or you can contact us yourself.
We work alongside existing advisers.
Who we help
People and businesses for whom tax has become a problem, and the advisers who act for them.
Business owners
HMRC investigations involving company or personal tax affairs.
Company directors
Investigations involving remuneration, dividends, expenses, benefits, transactions or historic tax positions.
Individuals
Self Assessment enquiries, undeclared income, property income, offshore matters and personal tax investigations.
Partnerships and sole traders
Business-record enquiries, expenses, VAT, income and compliance issues.
Accountants
Specialist support where a client has developed an investigation or dispute outside the firm's normal area of work.
Acting for a client?
Support for accountants
Serious tax problem? Get specialist input early.
The earlier the facts are understood, the easier it is to make informed decisions about how to respond.