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Keeping a low profile

02 June 2009 / Ed Dwan , Lucy Sauvage
Issue: 4208 / Categories: Comment & Analysis , Admin
ED DWAN and LUCY SAUVAGE look at the new guidelines surrounding risk assessment

KEY POINTS

  • HMRC’s changing approach to compliance for businesses.
  • Purpose of the business risk review.
  • Low risk rating will reduce tax compliance administrative burden.
  • SMEs should act now to reduce the chance of being non-low risk.
  • Keep communication lines with HMRC open.

Over the past couple of years the large business sector (LBS) has experienced a significant change in HMRC’s approach to tax compliance.

With internal tax compliance risk management guidelines for inspectors dealing with LBS clients just published and the roll-out of the new processes due to extend from large businesses to the next tier down imminent now is a good time to consider:

  • what small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may expect in the coming 18 to 24 months; and
  • what they can do to minimise...

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