Advice needed please

skiprat1977

I am im a bit of a problem when i was self employed a few years back.
Some time back around 2005 i went self employed, during that time i was made homeless and continued to work when i was living in a caravan untill i became ill with depresion back in 2007 when the doctors signed me off and i went onto income support, During the time i was living in a caravan i kept all my work document in a friends garage along with all of my possetions from my house that i was evicted from.
Now my so called friend didnt pay any rent for the garage and the council took posession of it and disposed of everything in it including my work documents, So i have no paper work for the tax man, Now they have caught up with me i have got a tax return and a bill for late payments.
I have told the tax office i am no longer in self employment and on benefits but they still want a tax return, How do i fill it in when i dont have any paperwork ect.. I have got a rough idea but nothing solid.
I was working for £70 - £120 a week and over £50 of that was for fuel ect
Anyone tell me what to do as i am stuck and this is making my ilness worse with worrying about it,

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orangeslimes

skiprat1977 wrote: »

I am im a bit of a problem when i was self employed a few years back.
Some time back around 2005 i went self employed, during that time i was made homeless and continued to work when i was living in a caravan untill i became ill with depresion back in 2007 when the doctors signed me off and i went onto income support, During the time i was living in a caravan i kept all my work document in a friends garage along with all of my possetions from my house that i was evicted from.
Now my so called friend didnt pay any rent for the garage and the council took posession of it and disposed of everything in it including my work documents, So i have no paper work for the tax man, Now they have caught up with me i have got a tax return and a bill for late payments.
I have told the tax office i am no longer in self employment and on benefits but they still want a tax return, How do i fill it in when i dont have any paperwork ect.. I have got a rough idea but nothing solid.
I was working for £70 - £120 a week and over £50 of that was for fuel ect
Anyone tell me what to do as i am stuck and this is making my ilness worse with worrying about it,

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Did you pay most of your earnings into a bank account? If you did getting statements from that might be a start in reconstructing your earnings- as I think the tax man is more likely to overestimate what you owe than underestimate.
Also I am not clear when exactly the tax man want the tax return for? Is it when you were self employed or when you were homeless or both?

But I don't really know what the best course of action for you is...hopefully someone else can help more

wigglebeena

Are there any charities you can ask for help, CAB, Business Link? Sounds like a bit much to deal with on your own. (HMRC might actually advise you on this, they are usually very nice if you give them a call). CAB might be able to point you in the right direction if they can't help themselves.