Newth Talks Tax: How do I put the pressure on HMRC?

An anonymous subscriber disclosed that they had a PAYE enquiry into a client’s affairs which had dragged on for nearly a year due mainly to the client not having the relevant contract and the loss of the adviser firm’s tax manager (see 2 January 2008).

HMRC decided that enough was enough and started hassling the client, explaining that interest was due on unpaid tax. The subscriber had now replied to HMRC and, having completed research, it was clear that no tax was due.