Received a call from HMRC about APN

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Penguin replied

1 May 2015, 22:30
Originally posted by EBTContractor View Post

It seems people who receive phone calls "owe" large amounts.

HMRC wants to ensure the low hanging fruit/cash cows have been bullied in writing and hopefully scared by the phone call into paying up.

Nope, I got my first APN for just under £6.5k and got home tonight to find a voicemail message from HMRC asking me to call them about it. I wouldn't say £6.5k was a lot. Well, it is to me when I don't believe I owe it, but you know what I mean!
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DotasScandal replied

30 April 2015, 10:02
Originally posted by ads1980 View Post

I don't agree with this. I don't owe a particularly large amount. I'm well under 20k according to HMRC. In my eyes, I owe them nothing.

That would still be considered a large amount. The few really big APNs were sent out last year, now it's all about the small-time tax optimizers.
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ads1980 replied

30 April 2015, 08:50
Originally posted by EBTContractor View Post

It seems people who receive phone calls "owe" large amounts.

HMRC wants to ensure the low hanging fruit/cash cows have been bullied in writing and hopefully scared by the phone call into paying up.

I don't agree with this. I don't owe a particularly large amount. I'm well under 20k according to HMRC. In my eyes, I owe them nothing.
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EBTContractor replied

29 April 2015, 21:42
It seems people who receive phone calls "owe" large amounts.

HMRC wants to ensure the low hanging fruit/cash cows have been bullied in writing and hopefully scared by the phone call into paying up.
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ads1980 replied

29 April 2015, 21:28
My ex scheme provider has advised that if you receive a call from HMRC about receiving your APN, you should ask them if they have any questions for you and if they have, put them in writing and post them out.
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lilikins1 replied

29 April 2015, 11:41
Originally posted by ads1980 View Post

I did think that afterwards but I was just in a bluster. They caught me off guard. I could have also asked if they could tell me the time of the next train to leave kings cross. They must have too much time on their hands at the moment!

Well I have just received 2 APN s at the same time on my doormat one dated 1st of April and one 24th April
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ads1980 replied

23 April 2015, 12:47
Originally posted by lilikins1 View Post

I would have said I didn t receive it

I did think that afterwards but I was just in a bluster. They caught me off guard. I could have also asked if they could tell me the time of the next train to leave kings cross. They must have too much time on their hands at the moment!
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lilikins1 replied

23 April 2015, 12:09
Originally posted by ads1980 View Post

They just phoned me up to confirm if I had received the APN they had sent and if I had any questions. I said I had received it and I had no questions. The response I got back was "ok that's fine as it's just a courtesy call. You have our number if you need to contact us." Anyone else had one of these?

I would have said I didn t receive it
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ads1980 started a topic Received a call from HMRC about APN

23 April 2015, 11:26
Received a call from HMRC about APN

They just phoned me up to confirm if I had received the APN they had sent and if I had any questions. I said I had received it and I had no questions. The response I got back was "ok that's fine as it's just a courtesy call. You have our number if you need to contact us." Anyone else had one of these?
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