Inland Revenue demand for £8997

MartyBoy

BoGoF wrote: »

Apart from 2003-04 (when you did not submit a return until recently) what years did you submit Tax Returns for?

Were you self-employed?

I submitted returns for all other years and actually I am owed tax from 2005 - 2006 and 2006 - 2007 as I overpaid. The Tax Office in Halifax confirmed this and I am STILL awaiting for the Newcastle Office to agree the calculations and issue a refund. I was self employed in 2003 - 2004.

BoGoF

When did you submit the tax returns for 05/06 and 06/07?

The breakdown you posted previously shows a balancing payment for 06/07 (tax underpaid) - do you know where that comes from?

MartyBoy

BoGoF wrote: »

When did you submit the tax returns for 05/06 and 06/07?

The breakdown you posted previously shows a balancing payment for 06/07 (tax underpaid) - do you know where that comes from?

Hi. The Halifax Tax Office has confirmed (in a face to face meeting) that the 05/06 and 06/07 underpayment values are correct. This is due to the Inland Revenue adding my company car allowance to my salary when in fact it was already included. The Halifax Tax Office actually gave me the wording to use in the letter to Newcastle. They were very helpful. In fact, I overpaid tax in both these years. I am waiting for Newcastle to adjust these.

There seems no way to win.

chrismac1

To the OP - HMRC stooges will never understand my approach, if it is "not in their procedures" they are incapable of understanding anything. That may seem a formidable obstacle but it is also an opportunity. I advise clients to take the initiative in their dealings with HMRC using a wide range of tactics ideally some of them "not in our procedures". You want to confuse the enemy and keep him guessing and unsure of your next move, like any adversarial commercial situation.

I had a client who in November had an unwelcome visit from HMRC VAT credit control who said they would begin winding up proceedings if she did not pay £15,000 within a week. I was at the meeting, hit them with a range of defences including a low-ball counter offer.

We are now nearly in February. My client has not paid them anything although she should be in a position to soon due to an insurance payout. There has been no winding up order. In fact there has not yet been a reply to a letter I wrote in November.

Use the Special Relief claim. But whatever you do, take the initiative and keep it. Keep them on the back foot, guessing, searching in their procedures manuals for "What on Earth do we do about this?"

I am the first to admit my approach is unconventional, it is based on negotiating multi-million pound contracts with MoD - who, like HMRC, have their rule book to slavishly follow and are not capable of thinking outside the box. It worked against MoD and it works against HMRC.