Arise Sir Edward Troup

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Tax does have to be taxing.

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Merry Christmas

Tax does have to be taxing.

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Insurance to protect you against the cost of enquiry or dispute with HMRC is available from several sources including Solar Tax Investigation Insurance.

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HMRC Unveils Penalty Points System

HMRC recently published details of the penalties system for late submissions and payments under Making Tax Digital, confirming it plans to pursue a points-based model.

Under this model, taxpayers would receive a point every time they fail to submit on time. A penalty will be charged at a certain threshold, which will be dependent on the frequency of their submission obligations. After the threshold has been reached, a penalty will be charged for every subsequent submission failure.

The penalty thresholds put forward are:

- 2 points for annual submissions,
- 4 points for quarterly submissions and
- 5 points for monthly submissions.

One amendment to the model following the consultation is that penalty points will have a shelf-life and would expire after a period of good compliance.

Periods of good compliance were outlined by HMRC as:

- 2 submissions for annual submissions,
- 4 for quarterly, and
- 6 for monthly.

HMRC have said they will make penalty points and actual penalties appealable, and give taxpayers the option to claim a reasonable excuse for failing to meet a filing obligation.

Which may well open up a can of worms, given how many appeals are likely to be lodged as a result of the increase obligations on the hapless taxpayers under MTD>

Tax does have to be taxing.

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HMRC's Rickety Computer Systems Crash Again!

My thanks to a loyal reader who posted that HMRC had yet another systems crash yesterday:

"Systems down again yesterday (14th) from early doors throughout the day. Came on intermittently for a few mins at a time then went on the blink again."

It seems that HMRC have managed to keep this away from the mainstream media for the time being.

Tax does have to be taxing.

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Well Observed Elaine!

Oh bloody hell that's buggers everything up

BBC News - Scottish income tax changes unveiled https://t.co/jto9huTFDC

— Elaine Clark (@cheapaccounting) December 14, 2017

This complicates the UK's already massively over complex tax system!

Tax does have to be taxing.

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HMRC Gamekeeper Turned Poacher Convicted

Laura Southern, a former HMRC worker has been convicted of “the very crime” she was paid to detect - after cheating the taxpayer out of £34,000.

BelfastLive reports that Southern lied about living with her partner to claim tax credits.

Southern, from Clonmore Park in Lisburn, Co Antrim worked as a HMRC Benefits and Credits Compliance Manager in Belfast “checking for fraudulent tax credits claims”.

Southern for five years “falsely claimed to be a single parent, while living with her partner”.

Joff(CORR) Parsons, Assistant Director, Internal Governance, HMRC, said she “was employed to track down people committing the very crime she has been convicted of”.

He added:

“She knew exactly what she was doing and even though she knew it was wrong, thought she could get away with stealing tax credits she wasn’t entitled to. But her deceit was exposed and now she is paying the price.

We expect the highest professional standards and integrity from our staff; no one is exempt and we will pursue criminals like Southern who think it is acceptable to steal tax credits. We ask anyone with information about tax fraud to contact the HMRC Fraud Hotline on 0800 788 887.”

Southern was given a 15 month prison sentence, suspended for three years, at Craigavon Crown Court on Tuesday, December 12 after pleading guilty to being knowingly concerned in fraudulent activity with a view to obtaining payments of tax credits, contrary to Section 35 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 and to cheating the public revenue.

Tax does have to be taxing.

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Insurance to protect you against the cost of enquiry or dispute with HMRC is available from several sources including Solar Tax Investigation Insurance.

Ken Frost has negotiated a 10% discount on any polices that may suit your needs.

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What is Solar Tax Investigation Insurance?

Solar Tax Investigation Insurance is a tax-fee protection service that will pay up to £75,000 towards your accountant's fees in the event of an HM Revenue & Customs full enquiry or dispute.

To find out more, please use this link Solar Tax Investigation Insurance



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