Tax Hell

10 Dirty Tricks

A top tax advisor at PWC told me I shouldn't call these 'dirty tricks' because that suggests there is something hidden about them, these are standard practices that are used every day.

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15 Things HMRC Don't Want You To Know

From not reading their own tax returns to the fact that you can ask to see the documentation HMRC hold on you, here are 15 things that they would rather you.... ssssussssh!

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Ten Ways HMRC Checks If You’re Cheating

From browsing Facebook profiles, to noting careless talk in the pub, to talking to bitter ex-partners, HM Revenue & Customs is watching and listening. And its investigators will stop at nothing if they even suspect that you’ve been lying on your tax return. FT feature

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"A good and easy to read guide for anyone caught up in an HMRC tax investigation. A must read for any Self Assessment taxpayer"

Apr 30

HMRC gun for David Perrin and hit
04-30-2013 | 0 Comments | Admin

An accountant who committed a £70 million tax fraud was ordered to pay back £809,000 yesterday. David Perrin, 47, was sentenced to 18 months in prison last year for running a tax scam that generated profits of more than £4.5 million for him and his …
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Apr 23

HMRC gun for tax planning schemes – a second letter
04-23-2013 | 0 Comments | Admin

More correspondence here from a reader who has received one of the “Penfolds” letters. Thousands of taxpayers all around the country have been sent similar letters – all believed that they were involved in totally legitimate tax planning schemes. But what does it actually mean? …
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Apr 18

HMRC gun for tax planning schemes
04-18-2013 | 0 Comments | Admin

This correspondence just come in from a reader who has used Edge to help with her tax. Thousands of taxpayers all around the country have been sent similar letters – all believed that they were involved in totally legitimate tax planning schemes. But what does …
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Apr 17

Victory for ESC A19 Campaigners (and common sense)
04-17-2013 | 0 Comments | Admin

If you don’t know about ESC A19 – well – where have you been!?! There is some background here and a chart to show how it works here. OK, so now you’ve caught up. HMRC were reviewing A19 with an idea to removing it from the books, …
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