Businesses with overdue filings
Companies and individuals behind on returns or payments.
Compliance & Company Secretarial
HMRC Compliance Support
Support with HMRC correspondence, penalties, late filing issues, tax enquiries and compliance matters.
Overview
How we help with HMRC Compliance Support
HMRC correspondence is stressful mainly because it is unfamiliar. Most issues have a route through them, and the sooner they are answered the smaller they stay.
We take on the correspondence — responding to letters and information requests, checking whether penalties have been correctly charged, appealing where there is reasonable excuse, and dealing with the interest and surcharge position. Where returns or payments are overdue, we get them up to date and quantify the exposure honestly before anything is filed.
Where tax cannot be paid on time, we help negotiate a Time to Pay arrangement based on a realistic payment plan rather than an optimistic one.
What's included
Everything covered in this service
Scope is agreed in writing before we start, and the fee is fixed against it. If something falls outside, we tell you what it costs before doing it.
- Handling HMRC letters and information requests
- Penalty review and appeals on reasonable excuse grounds
- Bringing overdue returns and filings up to date
- Time to Pay arrangement negotiation
- Interest and surcharge review
- Acting as your agent across your HMRC taxes
Who it's for
Built around how you actually operate
Anyone who has received a penalty
Where the charge may be incorrect or appealable.
Businesses under payment pressure
Companies needing a payment arrangement they can actually meet.
FAQs
HMRC Compliance Support — common questions
Can penalties be appealed?
Often, where there is a reasonable excuse — serious illness, bereavement, a genuine HMRC or software failure. Appeals need to be made within the time limits and supported by evidence.
What if we cannot pay our tax bill?
HMRC will usually consider a Time to Pay arrangement if you approach them before enforcement starts. The plan has to be realistic — a defaulted arrangement is harder to replace than the first one was to get.
How is your fee worked out?
Fixed fee, agreed before we start. Pricing depends on the size and complexity of your business, so get in touch for a free, no-obligation quote.
Can you help if we're switching from another accountant?
Yes. We handle professional clearance with your previous accountant and update the agent authorisations with HMRC and Companies House, so you don't have to manage the handover.
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