Discover letters for years with no tax return.

**bluemonkey71** · 29 June 2015, 07:29

Originally posted by Tgnew View Post

Hey guys,

I would like to submit my settlement before June 30th, but worried about 08, 09 tax years. I have not received a discovery letter for these years, though at the same time I have not lodged a tax return. I only have discover for years 10 and 11. If I lodge my interest for a settlement, does this mean the HRMC can raise these years in the settlement as I have not lodged a return? Really worried what to do with the June 30th deadline approaching . Or should I not lodge my interest in the settlement, given I have not lodged my tax returns ?

Any advice would be great.

Thanks in advance.

So you haven't been chased or fined for not lodging a tax return for those 2 years? Out of interest why didn't you file them?

**Tgnew** · 29 June 2015, 08:29

Originally posted by bluemonkey71 View Post

So you haven't been chased or fined for not lodging a tax return for those 2 years? Out of interest why didn't you file them?

I was fined for not lodging them but after I paid the fines, they never chased them.

It was a bad time for me in relation to deaths in the family, and my mind was elsewhere, well has been for a while, and recieving this letters has not helped.

**bluemonkey71** · 29 June 2015, 08:55

Log onto the HMRC portal and see what it says on there for those two years.

**webberg** · 29 June 2015, 09:01

You need some professional advice.

Paying a fine for not lodging a return is not the end of those years and HMRC would be able to open those years once they are filed.

This is however complicated territory and you should therefore:

Lodge the CLSO application with the caveat that you are unsure which years are open.
Go and get some advice

Discover letters for years with no tax return.