BN66 - Time to fight back!!!

[max]

Received a communication from Mr B today, informing me the Bill was now law and to expect a 'closure notice'. Also mentioned something about 'jeopardy assessments' being raised to 'protect the interest of HMRC'. Anyone know more about these?

Google returned this as the first result:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/emmanual/em8515.htm

Don't you get google on your internet?

[SantaClaus]

Just heard from mp - obviously they have been contacted by loads of people! mp are in discussion with tax counsel - hope for formal response tomorrow!

DONT PANIC!!! :-)

At last, the sleeping hippo Montpelier has stirred into action

[redkieran]

I've got my letter too. It will be interesting to see what MP's response is.

Slightly less interesting will be the missus' response...

[helen7]

Well it is law now, nothing we or MontP can do about that.

There only defense being a breach of human rights.....I can't see them winning.

Time to face reality peeps and write those cheques.

Also glad to hear they are rewriting IR35 to ensure we are all caught...A good day for contracting :-(

[scott_free]

Well it is law now, nothing we or MontP can do about that.

There only defense being a breach of human rights.....I can't see them winning.

Time to face reality peeps and write those cheques.

Also glad to hear they are rewriting IR35 to ensure we are all caught...A good day for contracting :-(

Did the letter include the amount due ?

[SantaClaus]

Did the letter include the amount due ?

There was no amount due, just a threat to submit a revised self assessment.

[normalbloke]

Google returned this as the first result:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/emmanual/em8515.htm

Don't you get google on your internet?

That applies to Companies and their directors - no mention of individual tax payers. Perhaps you'd be good enough to explain to me how it can be applied to individuals, or point me to the correct link.

Dont you read pages before pointing people at them?

[scott_free]

There was no amount due, just a threat to submit a revised self assessment.

Why a threat, surely if law they will be issuing revised bills - I guess they gave no timeframe

[ASB]

That applies to Companies and their directors - no mention of individual tax payers. Perhaps you'd be good enough to explain to me how it can be applied to individuals, or point me to the correct link.

Dont you read pages before pointing people at them?

Search on HMRC will yield everything you want to know (and lot's you don't) about Jeopary Amendments and Closure Notices. Of course which bits apply to your specific circumstances can only really be determined by you. As far as I am aware these generally arise because by status there can only be one specific SA per year for a tax payer so the protocol becomes complex if there is, or might be, more than one revision.

[SantaClaus]

Why a threat, surely if law they will be issuing revised bills - I guess they gave no timeframe

The big question I have is whether they can force payment from us before the Judicial Review and court battle in the European Court of Human Rights.

The term "threat" refers to wording in the letter that suggests they think they can.