This.
There's the theory, then there's the real world. In theory, even after a liquidation is complete and company is dissolved, HMRC (or anyone else) could get the company restored, and appoint another liquidator to come after you if they believed money was owed to them. However, the cost...
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Maslins
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Last Activity: 5 March 2026, 13:01
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If anyone looked into it in any detail, it might raise questions. But there's no good reason anyone (IE HMRC) would look, and even if they did, it'd be a long way from a slam dunk for HMRC.
MVL Online have done just shy of 5,000 liquidations in the last ~14 years, and we've not seen one...
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Slightly late to this thread...but my personal opinion:
- I don't see going from Ltd Co to permie as a big red flag to HMRC. Realistically, that's what they want you to do. IMHO it's more of a concern going the other way (IE being a permie then arguing you've become an independent contractor...
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