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HMRC have sent letters intended to discourage taxpayers’ use of avoidance measures.
The taxman wrote to those whose names appeared on client lists of schemes for the period October 2013 to December 2013, the contact details having been provided by promoters as part of DOTAS requirements.
HMRC have sent letters intended to discourage taxpayers’ use of avoidance measures.
The taxman wrote to those whose names appeared on client lists of schemes for the period October 2013 to December 2013, the contact details having been provided by promoters as part of DOTAS requirements.
The Revenue said the aim of the letters was to “encourage customers [sic] to think carefully about their involvement in avoidance schemes” and make people fully aware of the consequences of entering into such arrangements.
Advisers have received copies of the correspondence, because the tax department is “keen to ensure agents are informed about the engagement with their clients, as we recognise the important role they have to play in supporting [taxpayers] in making their decision as to whether or not to use an avoidance scheme.”
HMRC plan to write on a quarterly basis to taxpayers on subsequent client lists.
