Taxes not paid and Company dissolved. What can I do?

Scorpio33

Michele1800 wrote: »

Paying money to HMRC is fine with me. As I said, I managed to obtain the full amount of taxes that should have been sent to the government for tax year 2017-2018 cash in hand from my previous employer. So I wouldn't lose anything. What I'm really concerned about is HMRC charging me of tax evasion or something and being summoned in a criminal court. Could that happen?

Nope, can't happen as you have the payslips.

It is the employers responsibility to ensure HMRC are paid and records are accurate. As far as you know, you have the payslips that tell you it is being declared and paid. You've done nothing wrong.

The only issue now is that HMRC don't have record of you, which you need. So you need to speak to HMRC to get this updated, and provide them with payslips of evidence of this.

Michele1800

Ok, I'll send a letter to HMRC explaining what happened. It's important for me to get a reply in writing.

TBagpuss

As others have said, you need to contact HMRC, provide them with the evidence (i.e. your pay slips).

They should in the first instance seek to recover the tax from your former employer, after all, your pay slips show that deductions were being taken from your pay to pay your tax and NI. Uou can ask them to credit you with the amounts as shown on your pay slip, which would bring your tax and NI records up to date.

HMRC can then pursue your employer as they see ft.

TBagpuss

https://taxaid.org.uk/ might be useful if you have further questions

Brynsam

Floop wrote: »

If the company is dissolved then you have no recourse against it - it would have to be restored to the register by a Court before any Insolvency action could be taken. If there are no assets it simply isn’t worth the time and expense.

Unless HMRC decide to make the (former) directors personally liable. OP, see https://www.companydebt.com/hmrc-tax-problems/can-hmrc-hold-company-director-responsible-unpaid-tax/ which gives a short, clear summary of what I think is your position (and you have nothing to worry about, although the directors of the company which employed you may well have).

Michele1800

That is actually extremely helpful! Thank you so much for sharing the link