Received call from VCS offering to reduce Corporation Tax

[eek]

I would ask them for a written guarantee from their boss promising to pay my tax bill if HMRC come knocking, before informing them that I was recording the call.

That ought to shake them off.

I would want nothing less than a deed of trust and first charge on the salesman's main residential property.

Written guarantee's aren't much use if they can shift their assets to the other half...

[ContrataxLtd]

I suspect they are targeting ex-EBTers.

Ask them how they got hold of your details.

Funnily enough the chap I spoke to couldn't provide an answer when I asked how he got our details and the nail in the coffin was when I wanted a written guarantee that I'd have no come back from HMRC. The phone call ended pretty quickly after that................

[cojak]

I would ask them for a written guarantee from their boss promising to pay my tax bill if HMRC come knocking, before informing them that I was recording the call.

That ought to shake them off.

[cojak]

Heads up!

Anyone else received a call from 0203 750 0573 offering to help reduce my corporation tax.

Another sales pitch and the next debacle to affect freelancers operating LTD companies?

Any views from others on this?

I suspect they are targeting ex-EBTers.

Ask them how they got hold of your details.

[tractor]

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I've also received a call from someone with the same pitch, different number but I think the same company.

Made for quite a funny conversation seeing how much information I could extract from them (very little) and seeing how long I could keep them on the line (waste their time) will silly questions.

On a more serious side, it's worrying that companies like this will cold call like they do because to some people the sales pitch will be too much to turn down without realising they are getting themselves in to a whole heap of trouble!

Martin
Contratax Ltd

Given the evidence here of how many contractors are unable to understand their own obligations let alone the tax, accounting and legal implications of running a company, the ground must be fertile. It is not surprising that there are so many fraudsters when there are infinitely more mugs!

[ContrataxLtd]

Heads up!

Anyone else received a call from 0203 750 0573 offering to help reduce my corporation tax.

Another sales pitch and the next debacle to affect freelancers operating LTD companies?

Any views from others on this?

I've also received a call from someone with the same pitch, different number but I think the same company.

Made for quite a funny conversation seeing how much information I could extract from them (very little) and seeing how long I could keep them on the line (waste their time) will silly questions.

On a more serious side, it's worrying that companies like this will cold call like they do because to some people the sales pitch will be too much to turn down without realising they are getting themselves in to a whole heap of trouble!

Martin
Contratax Ltd

[LandRover]

Heads up!

Anyone else received a call from 0203 750 0573 offering to help reduce my corporation tax.

Another sales pitch and the next debacle to affect freelancers operating LTD companies?

Any views from others on this?