HMRC Debt help

nellynelson2

Hi,

I have a debt to HMRC from 2003, when i was self employed for a year. The trouble is, I haven't heard from them for 5 years regarding this, and it says that i've had a CCJ from this, although if thats true, it isn't on my creditfile right now. On the bottom of the letter, it says that 36p intrest is occurring, totaling to 7200.00!! Surely this is dispreposionate, and an unfair amount of interest on a debt no more that £8-900.

CAB said they don't get involved with tax, yet gave me a tribunals service form to fill in and send away.

Anyone with any ideas as to where i sit with this or what they think i should do?

Thank you in advance,

Nelly

jaytee28

Maybe contact HMRC ??

chrismac1

After that - if we assume that HMRC are going to be pretty useless and just say "cough up" albeit perhaps more slowly - you might well need to consider professional advice. HMRC have a duty to ensure their charges are reasaonable and proportionate, albeit they don't realise this especially for anyone in the CIS scheme. So decent representation which goes all the way to a Tribunal if necessary will probably result in a big reduction.

As jaytee said, try HMRC first. Get a name, tax office, date and time and what you spoke about. Follow the phone call up in writing. Then consider your next step.