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Problems with the tax system faced by unrepresented, vulnerable people and how two tax advice charities provide help.
KEY POINTS
- Reasons why taxpayers might fail to communicate with HMRC.
- TaxAid and Tax Help for Older People help unrepresented vulnerable people deal with their tax.
- Aim to help people back into compliant behaviour.
- Bridge the Gap raises funds to provide support.
Most tax practices have clients who delay supplying tax compliance information until a few days before the deadline. There are several reasons for this including reluctance to engage with taxpayer responsibilities lack of organisational skills unavailability of ready funds fear of HMRC or perhaps just ‘ostrich’ syndrome.
As practitioners we remind cajole encourage plead and admonish such clients. When we are successful perhaps...
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