BN66 - Time to fight back (Chapter 3)

[BrilloPad]

so now we have a white cat and a bombay cat, but no fat cat.

I have another idea for a sockpuppet now : cheers!

[BrilloPad]

Seems like a good time to de-lurk and request that letter !

Many thanks for de-lurking

Which years were you in the scheme? Have you received any CNs? Can you afford to get a CTD?

[BrilloPad]

My first posting, so please let me introduce myself.

I worked through Montpelier for 4 years starting in 2002/2003 so I have a significant amount of money riding on the outcome of the double tax arrangement claims. HMRC are currently unable to issue closure notices for me as the figures that Montpelier have entered on my tax returns differ from the income figures from the trust accounts for each of the 4 years. I have forwarded the latest HMRC letter to Montpelier which asks them to explain the differences but I have not had the courtesy of a reply, or even an acknowledgment.

Rest assured that Montpelier will not have overlooked any material facts in their original application for a Judicial Review so the following verbal appeal has a very slim chance of success.

It is in Montpelier’s interest to maintain an optimistic stance since they continue to receive monies from existing clients.

I do believe, however, that they/we have a good chance of winning the case since, in the words of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, “retrospective taxation is fundamentally wrong as it damages certainty and confidence in the tax system”.

This is an excellent forum and I congratulate DR and other contributors for their work, I will post again if I can help in any way.

Many thanks for de-lurking and a good explanation of your position

One thing I dont agree with : "Rest assured that Montpelier will not have overlooked any material facts in their original application for a Judicial Review so the following verbal appeal has a very slim chance of success."

This is not correct. See DR's post earlier : but basically its all part of the process.

[macdat]

The letter ...

I too have already written to my MP and thought that (from a previous post) if we had already done so we weren't able to send this new letter.

Could anyone clarify this ?

thanks

[Ratican]

Writing to MPs

There are no rules that suggest that you cannot send more than one letter to your MP.

Indeed I have sent several. In my original letter I was asking for clarification on a number of points and what she thought of BN66.

In subsequent letters I was trying to probe further with more targeted questions (sometimes asking her to direct them to specified people).

Generally she has been good, if somewhat slow, in responding to me and forwarding my requests for information.

[macdat]

In that case...

... shall be emailing to request a copy of the letter and forwarding to my MP.

[DonkeyRhubarb]

I too have already written to my MP and thought that (from a previous post) if we had already done so we weren't able to send this new letter.

Could anyone clarify this ?

thanks

This is absolutely not the case.

Obviously, if you wrote a couple of weeks ago then it would be a bit off to write again so soon.

However, I can pretty much guarantee you that the letter you sent previously was nothing like this one!!!

[Ratican]

Meet your MP

You can also make an appointment to visit your MP during their "surgery" time. My MP holds a mixture of walk in surgeries that are first come, first served and 'appointment surgeries' where appointments can be booked in advance.

I haven't met with her yet - but am determined to do so this month to find out what she can do to help me and what she is prepared to do as my elected representative regarding this matter. I think it is worth sacrificing a half day to speak to her personally.

Has anybody here met with their MP yet?
Is anybody planning to?
I think it is a good idea to try to arrange a meeting IN ADDITION to sending letters. A letter could be thought of as a first step in communicating with your MP.

[TheGaffer]

I too have already written to my MP and thought that (from a previous post) if we had already done so we weren't able to send this new letter.

Could anyone clarify this ?

thanks

I wrote to my MP too (Conservative) who wrote to the treasury on my behalf who sent him back the standard letter from Stephen Timms which others have already posted on here.

However, when my MP forwarded the response to me he included a (hand-written) note saying he would be interested in my views. I haven't written back to him yet - does the new letter which DR has drafted also answer the (non) reply from Stephen Timms?

[DonkeyRhubarb]

does the new letter which DR has drafted also answer the (non) reply from Stephen Timms?

No, because this would be a completely futile debate. Whatever argument you put foward to counter their objections, they will just bat it back with yet more spin. This particular debate can only be won in court, which is obviously what we hope will happen.

The new strategy depends on 2 things:
1) a large number of people are facing financial ruin (FACT!)
2) hundreds of people send the letter

I could put the letter up here but I would prefer not to, mainly because I want to be able to report back to you on how many people have requested it(currently about 70 but many of them are forwarding on to others).

By the way, the email address below is just a simple re-direction to my personal account, which I don't want to put on here for obvious reasons.

I think you have to read the letter to appreciate the strategy. The first sentence alone should wake up a few MPs!!!