What are my chances?

What are my chances?

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The missing period is 07/04/02 to 06/04/03.

If I was the Inspector I would be slightly embarrased by this situation and I'm fairly certain the Revenue wouldn't like it to be known that successful receipt doesn't necessarily mean what it says.

The Revenue have started a Section 9A inquiry.

If I ask for immediate closure what % chance of success do members think I have?

Stuart Jones

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By martinfoley07
04th Aug 2005 00:06

...'ere we go, 'ere we go....
..Stuart. Sorry, whilst I understand that all enquiries are by their very nature unwelcome and unsettling, to taxpayer and agent alike, they are a simple fact of life, and should be dealt with as such, in a straight-forward manner. By all means fight your corner against tactics or procedures you believe inappropriate, but what is the fuss here, exactly?

I have no idea why you are trying to trip up the IR. Whatever the reasoning, it strikes me as being poor odds
(i) of course they may just "fold", give in, say very sorry, we will take back our enquiry as a gross travesty due to our incompetence (all this assumes they are wrong, by the way, about which I am yet far from convinced) and pay your fees for the time you have had to spend sorting this out.......or
(ii) they may say you are tryinig to be evasive and tricky, and we'll heighten our interest in what is going on here, and dig deep.....or
(iii)they may not give a fig, and just get on with it.
The choice is yours.

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By Helen Crowley
04th Aug 2005 09:29

Deja-vu?
Your post sounds exactly the same as the one posted 1 August 2005 titled "Tax Investigation and Change of Accounting date"!
Successful filing does not necessarily mean that the Tax Return was filled in correctly. If the Revenue only processed part of the information submitted then presumably they also asked your client to pay a different (lower)amount than you had advised - didn't this raise any alarm bells? Did you check the Revenues Statements of Account?
If the Revenue have made a mistake which isn't uncommon then do everything you can to help them correct it and if need be claim compensation from them once resolved. First step though is to check the return that you submitted very carefully because the chances are that it may well be incorrect. I've seen many accountants/advisers declare changes of accounting date incorrectly.

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