The Scrutton Bland Approach:Many people are fearful of an HM Revenue & Customs inspection or enquiry. These can prove to be disruptive, costly, time consuming and stressful. Scrutton Bland has a team of specialist professionals who have experience in dealing with these matters on your behalf, leaving you free to continue running your business in the knowledge these matters are in safe hands.
Service features
Every year the HMRC raises nearly half a million enquiries. These can take many forms and can range from a simple request for clarification or documentation in support of an entry on a Self Assessment Tax return to a full blown, in depth, review of the underlying accounting records for a large company. The natural reaction for anyone receiving a Notice of Enquiry from the Inspector of Taxes is to ask "Why me?" Unfortunately the answer is far from simple. Enquiries can be raised for any number of reasons. These include where perhaps trading results have fluctuated for perfectly legitimate commercial reasons which later affected factors such as gross margins, profits and exceptional expenditure. Perhaps also the HMRC has information that suggests the accounts or Return is not wholly complete, correct and accurate. The enquiry might focus on a specific technical aspect. There is also the random enquiry that is selected, without any regard or consideration to the entries on the Return and the potential outcome. You will therefore see that an enquiry can be raised at any time and for any reason.
Making the difference
At Scrutton Bland we have an experienced team of professionals who can handle these enquiries on your behalf. These include ex HMRC staff, including a former Inspector of Taxes. The depth of knowledge and understanding of the legislative requirements and working practices in this specialist area is unrivalled by other firms. Whatever the extent and degree of enquiry, we are here to take away the worry and stress of dealing with the correspondence and will attend any meetings or interviews which may be required and negotiate the best possible result for you. Our experience has proved that many enquiries can be settled both quickly and effectively, which is of utmost importance to enable you to have the knowledge, time and energy to ensure that your business can continue to be effectively managed to maintain its trading position and profitability. We are also able to offer insurance to meet the cost of our fees in the event of an enquiry, which will give you the added peace of mind that the fees incurred can be predetermined which gives you the best possible result. Each year the Government announces new measures to ensure the HMRC invest more and more of its time and resources into tackling non-compliance and tax evasion and it is quite apparent that more and more enquiries are likely to be raised. We have the expertise, depth of knowledge and experience to ensure that the best possible outcome is achieved.
Additional Group Services
The Scrutton Bland group is unique as it offers a diverse range of services. In addition to corporate, business and personal tax advice and planning, we offer a wide range of accounting, audit, insurance, independent financial advice and risk management services. We believe that we are the only Group in East Anglia offering these combined services in-house.
What next?
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