Customs fishing expedition?!

Customs fishing expedition?!

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I have a number of clients who upon sending in a VAT1 receive a list of questions back from Customs which they say are needed to be answered before VAT registration can be finalised. In my view these questions have nothing to do with VAT and its the VAT Office making use of the opportunity to get info for Revenue. Some of the questions asked include: Do you employ agency workers? Do you have a construction industry card? etc etc. Would like to know if anyone else has received these sort of letters and what their feelings are towards them?

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Martin Dore

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By AnonymousUser
25th Apr 2006 16:42

Yes, I have received quite a few of these recently. Also requesting copies of invoices or details of potential customers with THEIR VAT number, copies of Insurance details. It seems to me they're gathering info. to use in future CIS compliance visits. Anyone would think that they don't want people to be VAT registered!!!

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