Tax disputes

Outside the scope of HMRC enquiries and investigations business owners and company directors may still encounter disputes with HMRC about the calculation of their tax liabilities. The legislation may be questioned or the facts of the case itself.

Disputes could arise for many reasons, including private usage adjustments, capital allowances, capital or revenue adjustments, valuations for tax, the quality of record retention and invoices, the extent of estimation used, if activity amounts to trading and income, dis-aggregation of businesses in an attempt to avoid VAT registration, employment status and IR35. Also disputes may arise linked to settlements rules which typically includes the classic husband and wife limited company scenario.

Such disputes may be both distressing and time consuming for business owners to deal with and distract them from developing their business.

Our service

As part of this service we:

  • Protect your wealth and reputation – we use our knowledge, professional experience and expertise to represent a tax dispute case in your best interest
  • Resolve tax disputes with HMRC – in a professional and amicable way
  • Consider Alternative Dispute Resolutions  (ADR) – these may include expert opinion determination, arbitration, mediation or relevant industry-specific ADR procedures. These may result in less expense in time and money whilst providing a better, more favorable overall outcome for clients.