Subscribing to our Tax Fee Protection Service means that:
You have protection for fees we incur dealing with an HMRC enquiry.
Ensuring you have the best possible defence.
Helping you to avoid having to pay additional tax.
Each year HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) undertake a large number of tax enquiries and checks into individuals and businesses to ensure they have paid the correct amount of tax. Furthermore, they’re under increasing political pressure to collect an estimated £42bn in unpaid taxes which in turn is driving compliance activity.
Moving forward HMRC have invested a further £36m on initiatives and resources to crackdown on people boosting their income through sideline businesses and online sales, with more campaigns to come.
Additionally, we are aware that the use of technology to gather data for enquiries is throwing up queries where income has been correctly declared, and this takes up our time and resources to resolve with HMRC.
Over the course of the recent year this has translated into:
- 21% increase in HMRC enquiries;
- Wide ranging campaigns using HMRCs ‘connect’ AI system which holds 55 billion items of data relating to taxpayers, including social media accounts, DVLA records, land registry and bank accounts;
- £34bn in additional tax generated through tackling avoidance, evasion, and non-compliance.
Tax enquiries can last for months, even years and defending you against HMRC’s detailed questions requires specific expertise and can be time consuming and costly. Indeed, the cost of dealing with an enquiry can amount to thousands of pounds, even if no extra tax is payable.
We recommend that you get protected
Our normal annual fees do not cover the additional professional costs of handling tax enquiries and compliance checks. We therefore strongly recommend that you are protected against these unexpected costs by subscribing to a Tax Fee Protection service.
We have partnered with Vantage Tax Fee Protect Ltd who provide a competitive and thorough fee protection service. You can also see FAQ’s here
As an additional benefit this protection provides complementary telephone access to employment, health & safety and general legal advisors.
What will it cost?
The service starts on 1st January 2025 and ends on 31st December 2025. The annual charge is set out in the table below:
Client category |
Selling Price |
- Limited companies (including personal tax returns of directors, spouses/civil partners where prepared by us)
|
£130 |
- Partnerships (including personal tax returns of directors, spouses/civil partners where prepared by us)
|
£130 |
- Sole traders / personal tax clients with gross annual rental income over £50,000
|
£99 |
- Personal tax clients not already covered by one of the above
|
£32 |
Click on the form below to make an online payment. If you experience issues with payment, please call the office on 01242 226789 and we will assist.
Fee Protection Form