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Our client
Sole trader involved in a ‘film scheme’.
The situation
HMRC initially alleged a fraud in relation to the case, and at one point the matter was investigated criminally. HMRC dropped the criminal investigation, and after the client had had several advisers unsuccessfully trying to assist, HMRC issued assessments of £85k plus £30k of penalties. On engagement inTAX uncovered serious flaws in the way that HMRC had handled the case, and also that their assessments had been issued incorrectly and were in fact invalid. inTAX argued both for compensation for the poor handling of the case and also for the assessments to be dropped.
The outcome we achieved
HMRC agreed, and withdrew the assessments, saving the client £85k plus interest and penalties. HMRC also agreed to reimburse £15K of costs for the poor handling of the case.
Our client
Property development company with turnover of c£600k involved in an Employee Benefit Trust (“EBT”).
The situation
HMRC argued that the remuneration directed through the trust should be subject to PAYE and NICs, creating a liability of c£1.5m, which is HMRC’s general stance. The company wished to settle, rather than fight the matter, but did not have the cash to settle. inTAX argued for a long time to pay arrangement, so the matter could be settled, but the company could continue to trade rather then be subject to liquidation.
The outcome we achieved
HMRC agreed a 20 year time to pay, jointly and severally with the company and director.
Our client
Consulting company with £150k per annum turnover involved in an Employee Benefit Trust (“EBT”).
The situation
HMRC argued that the remuneration that went via the arrangements should be subject to PAYE and NICs. The client wanted to settle matters with HMRC rather than fight the enquiry. However, on engagement and review of all of the papers, inTAX discovered that the arrangements had not been implemented properly and most of the remuneration had not flowed via the trust. inTAX argued that the tax treatment should be via the director’s loan account rather than subject to PAYE and NICs. The company was soon to be liquidated since it had ceased trading.
The outcome we achieved
On settlement, a liability of c£200k originally was agreed at c£75k, saving the client over £125k.
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