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Action points, issue 4501

19 May 2015
Issue: 4501 / Categories: For Action , Admin

Get your ducks in a row this week

  • Try to take the time to read the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group’s report on the taxation of couples. Make sure your staff are familiar with the problems that can arise and how to deal with them.
     
  • The taxpayer in O’Keeffe (TC4356) lost his appeal mainly because he could not provide proof that he had posted his tax return. It is always worth obtaining and retaining this evidence in case a document goes astray and a dispute with HMRC arises.
     
  • If HMRC send repeated demands for a tax debt that is not due or if they take too long to make a repayment consider making a complaint to the department (or to the Adjudicator) and claiming the cost of your time and redress for the client.
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