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Originally posted by AMLvictimHC View PostSo! I called Vanquish. Terrible conversation with a dodgy salesman who told me that their repayment option was via a "third party" who they could not name. Who would REPAY the loan to Knox House, who would in turn wipe the loan off their books as repaid. But where does the money go? It was my salary afterall? Well it's a fake repayment. The earner for them is the 5% of the loan total value that you pay in order to have this fraud committed.
I hope no-one falls for this disgraceful scam.Leave a comment:
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Hello,
I see that some people are writing to MP's. I appreciate that people would rather remain anonymous. I've tried to do that too.
However, I have had my emails rejected because I did not include a name and address. I was told this was required to 'communicate' because they do not want to be wasting time with others not in their area. There is a different way of contacting MP's outside your area.
I have included a link regarding the matter
https://www.parliament.uk/get-involv...p/#jump-link-4
If people are going to write, I will highlight that the need for detail is essential. The letters already written and share on the forum are great. To give them an even greater punch--add detail. Make it personal.
Things to consider adding or tweaking: (Please bare in mind these are just suggestions. Just doing 1 of them will be a great start if everyone starts doing it).
1. Add a brief history on how you personally entered into this situation (particularly if you were for all intense in purposes coerced, or were assured it was legal with details by who or what organisations).
2. Tell them specifically how this is and will impact you personally and just as importantly...your family. Go into short but concise detail such as marriage breakdown, "my children avoid me because I am on edge at all times". "I feel", "I think I might..." I am having panic attacks, insomnia etc. Think about how you use to act prior to this situation and how you act now with your relationships, yourself as a person (Do you still hang out with friends? engage in hobbies?) to help give them the perspective that this situation has caused these things to happen to you.
(If that is too overwhelming then another tactic is to state your mental state and simply use bullet points on how this situation has caused you to suffer).
3. Have family members write/meet MP's regarding how this has and will impact them specifically and you if they are willing. Why? Because they are suffering in different ways due to this. More to the point, your partner in particular will offer a different perspective on how your behaviour and attitude may have changed and/or impacted the family that you may not realise.
4. For anyone involved in an organisation such as a Tax company, a Charity, even an EBT scheme. You could also write and speak about the situation from your Professional standpoint on who is impacted and who has yet to be impacted. If you are a tax accountant and your clients are telling you details that make you worry about their welfare...THAT IS SIGNIFICANT. You are perhaps a Business, a professional individual or an institution that has some degree of detachment from the loan charge. In other words, your not in the trenches dealing with this. You 'outside perspective' and professional credentials could offer additional support to question whether the loan charge is a wise move or not.
Sorry if this is not appropriate here or already been repeated. I am not one for forums but thought I would add some food for thought.
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostThis is what I've been querying you on - how will you convince an IOM trust to transfer their business to some other trust? What incentive is there for them to do that?
I kind of feel I must be missing something here... there is a company local to me that specialises in trusts and they said they right to the current trustees and arrange the transfer and it’s not uncommon. The trust and trustees are regulated to do this.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by webberg View PostAs I have already responded on a different thread, if HMRC has asked you to complete and return something, I recommend that you do.Leave a comment:
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Email your MP
Just emailed Stephen Lloyd MP ...
Feel free to use the content to email your MP ...
Rt Hon Stephen Lloyd
Dear Mr Lloyd,
I am writing to express my support for your early day motion 1239 expressing concern at the 2019 Loan Charge and retrospective action applying back to 1999. I agree that the loan charge should apply only to disguised remuneration loans entered into after the Finance Act 2017 received Royal Assent.
I am just one of hundreds of thousands of ordinary people caught up in this massive miss-selling scandal who was led into the arrangement by my accountancy firm.
I agree that it is unfair that HMRC are pursuing people who acted in good faith on the advice of professionals, rather than the client organisations, agencies, umbrella companies, scheme providers and accountants, all of whom benefited greatly and many of which have significant assets. Although HMRC have the power to fine and recover the fees earned by the enablers of tax avoidance I see no evidence of them doing so.
Presuming HMRC has its way on the transfer of liability from enabler to beneficiary, I like so many others now face the shock of retrospective sanction under the loan charge. Apparently HMRC undertook an impact assessment on the loan charge and concluded that the impact will be minimal on families. I have no idea how they could have arrived at such a conclusion. The fact is that this assertion is clearly false and despite HMRC assurances that the rules will not create hardship or injustice, personal bankruptcy and worse is, sadly a very real prospect.
With interest added to tax (a requirement of HMRC's strategy) and national insurance liability calculations, I cannot see any realistic prospect of being able to reach a settlement with HMRC I can honour that will avoid financial destitution, and so will likely be forced into personal bankruptcy. The fallout from this will be personally significant, including the care of my wife who is disabled and reliant on me for financial support.
On the contractor forums there are harrowing stories to be read and some people are considering taking drastic action because they feel they have no other choice, including contemplating suicide, because they see themselves as the problem.
I am though encouraged that your motion appears to be gathering momentum with the cross bench support of some Labour and DUP MPs.
For obvious reasons, I would like my name to be kept confidential.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by GUD View PostI thought so as well. It was on the call that HMRC mentioned to send the pack by 31 May. The email says- " thanks for registering your interest. please complete the attached settlement pack and sent it to cl.resolution.......gov.uk. Please note that we deal with incoming post/emails in date order". Therefore, I am just wondering how should I register! It appears that I just need to send an email with name and UTR number with my intention to settle. Am I missing anything?
That being said, prob good idea for audit trail to email them if you only had a call. Just include Utr and ni If thats all I wish to give at this stage (and obviously state you’re confirming interest to settle)Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by Delendog View Postand you know they are not nudging because? To register you just have to send an email to the published address with your name, tax reference and saying you wish to register. The settlement pack asks for all loan details etc - which is required by 30th September not the 31st May.Leave a comment:
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The settlement pack is to ask for all the loan details so I can only assume it’s to nudge people into providing details earlier then necessary. Though any reasonable advisor will surely check with their client when they want the info providing before they send it in. There’s no change to the deadline dates so no obligation to respond quickly when the pack arrives if that’s your choice (HMRC seem to have forgot to mention this fact)Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostNope. The settlement pack that I suspect GUD has been sent is explaining how to register an interest. HMRC are not trying to nudge people to send all their data at the same time as registering.
But the best advice is to get a professional to do the work for you!Leave a comment:
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