Originally posted by minestrone
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Previously on "Reckless, mean, inept – the tax officials who sank businessman over bill he'd already"
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I am shocked that nobody noticed how easy it is to manipulate the URLs on that paper's web site.
On a technical forum as well, tsk tsk.
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostBut could you do so six years ago, when this happened? I'm pretty sure online filing of VAT returns wasn't available then.
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Originally posted by Solidec View PostMust admit *computer problem* is a weaksauce excuse.
You can do an online VAT return from ANY computer on the internet.
Home PC, internet Cafe, office, your mother-in-laws Packard-Bell Pentium100!
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Must admit *computer problem* is a weaksauce excuse.
You can do an online VAT return from ANY computer on the internet.
Home PC, internet Cafe, office, your mother-in-laws Packard-Bell Pentium100!
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So it started with this:
Mr Fowler's nightmare began after he had problems with the computerised accounting system at his business. He was unable to submit a full VAT return, leading HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to issue an assessment and default surcharge, totalling £41,475.
With that in mind, surely he could have submitted a provisional return to avoid being assessed? He must have had enough of an idea from previous returns and bank statements to get near the real figure, even without his accounting system. At the minimum he should have called in an accountant to deal with the problem - a decent one could have whipped up a proper VAT return from the original paperwork within a pretty short space of time.
It would be interesting to know what the nature of the "computer problem" was. I see an opportunity here for those who understand accounts and are on the bench - put a package together which includes off site backups, the loan of a computer (or even just a printer!) for disasters, and advertise this service to local businesses. In this era of online filing, you could also offer the use of your own broadband etc. etc.
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Well they can still be taken to court, so I assume Mr Fowler is going to use the full weight of the law to bring charges against HMRC? PCG have show that HMRC are not infallible
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If you or I did anything like this they'd have us in jail faster than tulip off a shovel, but what happens to these "tax officials": promotion, increase pay, more time off ...
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What happens when HMRC have too much power.
Now they are doing retrospective taxation (see the bn66 thread).
They need their wings clipping.
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"Mr Fowler has now been offered £50,000 in compensation by Customs bosses. "
£50,000 compensation for losing a business with a >£1,000,000 turnover?
The inland revenue should pay this man the full value of the business at the time of these events. That would be more like £5,000,000.
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