Thanks for your replies everyone. Have decided to ride it out and see what happens in January.
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Hello
I left UK in 08 but was part of the edge/norla scheme in 06/07 and 07/08. I also received this letter on Friday 15th.
Not sure what to do at this stage but as have a few months grace I will join some of the focus groups and listen in here before a decision is made.
Either way I will not have the funds to pay so unsure of what they can do being that I am out of the country. If I sit back and wait until Jan I will be unable to attend the court etc to defend myself due to obvious reasons of not being resident.
Confused - yes....Comment
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Originally posted by pc101 View PostI think it depends on whether you want to 'settle' or not. The demands are outrageous in my opinion, retrospectively reclassifying EBT
schemes isn't holding up (rangers case for example). But, these are new times and it's clear HMRC are on a mission so you should decide on whether you'll dig in or settle up. By dig in I would suggest joining one of the Edge groups. Links in post #1 and also repeated throughout this thread. Settlement to the HMRC means pay everything THEY say you owe (which most of us can't figure out how they've calculated it) plus interest, which for you could be a lot since it's 04/05.
Also, with the 2014 finance act being passed, APNs are expected to be issued. So you may have to pay the lot to a HMRC holding account until YOU prove your innocence. Grrrr.Comment
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i would check whether NZ has a tax ageement with the UK?
If not and u are never coming back start saving till they do get one cos they will eventually - look at Switzerland you'd have been better off murdering someone than being in the edge scheme..... at least you would get a fair trialComment
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Does asking for an estimate mean you forfeit your right to appeal?
Originally posted by meanttobeworking View PostI have, although I'm "lucky" enough to have only been with Edge for a few months.
If I ask for an assessment of what I owe, is it likely I lose my right to appeal?
Any accountants out there who can do the assessment without me going to HMRC?Comment
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Originally posted by Youvegottobekiddingme View PostI also contracted through Edge/Norla for just a few months in 2007 and the temptation to just pay and be rid of the hassle is high. However, I don't agree with HMRC and think that retrospectively taxing people who believed that they were not doing anything wrong is absurd.
If I ask for an assessment of what I owe, is it likely I lose my right to appeal?
Any accountants out there who can do the assessment without me going to HMRC?Comment
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Not sure if I'm under investigation. I received the offer to settle letter though. How can I check without drawing unwanted attention?Comment
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Originally posted by Youvegottobekiddingme View PostI also contracted through Edge/Norla for just a few months in 2007 and the temptation to just pay and be rid of the hassle is high. However, I don't agree with HMRC and think that retrospectively taxing people who believed that they were not doing anything wrong is absurd.
If I ask for an assessment of what I owe, is it likely I lose my right to appeal?
Any accountants out there who can do the assessment without me going to HMRC?merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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I assume it would give them the impression that I'm admitting they are in the right. Reread the letter this evening and I see now that it's ok to get an assessment so I'll ask them for one.Comment
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