HMRC bullying

[Ruprect]

But if rules require to keep documentation only for 6 years, then clearly the burden of proving anything falls upon them as you can legitimately say that you are not required to offer any documents past that date?

Personally I shred all documentation over 6 years old. That is the guidance on HMRC.

For VAT:

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsP...HMCE_CL_001216


Personal return its 22 months:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/pdfs/sabk4.htm#a2

but you need info on capital gains too.

6 years should be sufficient for personal returns too I reckon, but IANAA etc.

[NotAllThere]

I notice that much of it is on mac.com...

[ChimpMaster]

Interesting website but it's killing my PC. Must be the most inefficient code ever written!

[thunderlizard]

clearly the burden of proving anything falls upon them

Aw, bless. It might have been that way in the Lubyanka, but you're in Brown's Britain now!

[BrilloPad]

And the no sh!t Sherlock award goes to...

Better picking on that guy than on me.

[AtW]

Thats only IR35 investigations.

But if rules require to keep documentation only for 6 years, then clearly the burden of proving anything falls upon them as you can legitimately say that you are not required to offer any documents past that date?

[xoggoth]

Thought only beyond 6 years if fraud suspected when normal rules of proof for criminal proceeding must surely apply. Their own rules only require you to keep records for six years and until fairly recently it was less than that, 22 months after your tax return submission from memory.

[The Lone Gunman]

Surely they can only look back for 6-7 years?

Thats only IR35 investigations.

[AtW]

"HMRC enjoys draconian powers over taxpayers. Investigations can be started at random, without evidence of wrongdoing. If a “discovery” is made, the previous 20 years of a taxpayers’ finances can come under scrutiny. HMRC can levy hefty fines for offences as simple as late payment - and the burden is on the taxpayer to prove his or her innocence"

Surely they can only look back for 6-7 years?

[Jog On]

That guy's website needs to come with a (computer) health warning

[threaded]

They ought to privitise it, and allow people to sue.

[NickFitz]

NIM39140 - National Insurance Numbers (NINOs): Format and Security: What to do if you suspect or discover fraud

WTF...

[Clippy]

And the no sh!t Sherlock award goes to...