Requested to fill in tax assurance form in retrospect?

[SueEllen]

Granted, but I ask again what have your tax affairs got to do with them?

Nothing.

However you may have stupidity signed a contract with a clause saying the agency or their chosen partner has a right to audit you on this contract, or something similar.

Replying to this letter fulfills this obligation.

[northernladuk]

Granted, but I ask again what have your tax affairs got to do with them?

It's Public Sector. With the clamp down on PSC's in their eyes being tax dodgers it has a lot to do with them. Look at the high profile cases the hit the news of high level people being paid through their company. It's a hot topic.

[SlipTheJab]

It is probably required for their internal processes. You should bother to help them out (it's hardly onerous to spend a few minutes and a stamp writing a letter), in order to maintain a good relationship with a past, and potentially future client.

Granted, but I ask again what have your tax affairs got to do with them?

[NotAllThere]

I wouldn't bother, unless you're also going to ask your builder/plumber/gardener to fill in a similar document, you provide a service, invoice and they pay it, tax issues are none of their concern and are between you and Hector.

It is probably required for their internal processes. You should bother to help them out (it's hardly onerous to spend a few minutes and a stamp writing a letter), in order to maintain a good relationship with a past, and potentially future client.

[SlipTheJab]

I wouldn't bother, unless you're also going to ask your builder/plumber/gardener to fill in a similar document, you provide a service, invoice and they pay it, tax issues are none of their concern and are between you and Hector.

[Fred Bloggs]

Dear client,

Thank you for your letter dated <blah>.

I can confirm that the correct tax due has been paid for all our employees.

For and on behalf of <MyCo>,

riffpie / Mrs riffpie*

Managing Director / Company Secretary*

* Delete as appropriate

^^^^^THIS^^^^^

[Contreras]

... the business like response ... Polite, brief and to the point.

And an invoice at the company's standard rate for routine letters.

[riffpie]

Part of showing you're a proper business and not some disguised permie is acting like one.

You could ignore it (you probably have no obligation to complete their form) but IMO the business like response would be so send a letter similar to the one missinggreenfields posted. Polite, brief and to the point.

Yes I think that's the way forward. Thanks to all who replied.

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

Part of showing you're a proper business and not some disguised permie is acting like one.

You could ignore it (you probably have no obligation to complete their form) but IMO the business like response would be so send a letter similar to the one missinggreenfields posted. Polite, brief and to the point.

[Old Greg]

Quote them £10k + VAT for the work of filling it in.

[SueEllen]

Ignore it. What can they do?

I was tempted to say that but the OP may have something in their contract covering this.

[BrilloPad]

Ignore it. What can they do?

[missinggreenfields]

Dear client,

Thank you for your letter dated <blah>.

I can confirm that the correct tax due has been paid for all our employees.

For and on behalf of <MyCo>,

riffpie / Mrs riffpie*

Managing Director / Company Secretary*

* Delete as appropriate

[SueEllen]

If you are in IPSE phone up and get advice.

[riffpie]

A client from last year - who are in the public sector - have written to me asking me to fill in a form assuring them that I have taken steps to ensure I pay the correct tax. The wording though troubles me. It asks me to declare myself as either employed through an employment business, a PSC, or otherwise self-employed. I'm not sure any of those apply. Anyone else had this happen? What did you do?