Brown envelopes arriving on Xmas eve

[handyandy]

Looks like alot of people seeking help. HMRC really are scum.

I could think of plenty of other words - 'scum' is too good for them!

[BrilloPad]

Looks like alot of people seeking help. HMRC really are scum.

[BrilloPad]

Any news on what the envelopes contained. If one is coming my way in NZ, it'll be nice to be forewarned.

FNs and APNs.

Possibly relating to Huitson or other DTA schemes.

[InNZ]

Are you able to share what scheme they related to or was it demanding settlement?

Any news on what the envelopes contained. If one is coming my way in NZ, it'll be nice to be forewarned.

[bandemelbs]

The full desired impact is when you open the letter and are not able to contact anyone at all to help you due to the fact it's Christmas.

This is what legal bods want and is a well known psychological game.

Or even better. Receiving correspondence from these useless <mod snip> abroad approx 5 weeks after the date on their letter, which states a response must be received within 30-days.

[SueEllen]

The moment it lands on the doormat - you pretty much know what's inside. It aint gonna be a Christmas card is it

So whether you open it or not, the desired impact, be it spite or legal gaming - has been executed the moment it goes through the letterbox.

The full desired impact is when you open the letter and are not able to contact anyone at all to help you due to the fact it's Christmas.

This is what legal bods want and is a well known psychological game.

[centurian]

The correct response is never to open correspondence from HMRC regardless of what it is or anyone you have could have a legal dispute with until the beginning of the next working week.

The moment it lands on the doormat - you pretty much know what's inside. It aint gonna be a Christmas card is it

So whether you open it or not, the desired impact, be it spite or legal gaming - has been executed the moment it goes through the letterbox.

[SueEllen]

That is truly disgraceful behaviour - and it happens year after year after year. I wondered if it would happen again this year.

Even if you accept that HMRC have a valid job to do - there is no justifiable reason for deliberately timing it to arrive just before the Christmas holiday. Seems it's done purely for reasons of spite.

It's a standard legal game unfortunately.

You send letters out to arrive on a Friday, or even better the day just before a weekend with one or more public holidays as it makes your opponent sweat through that time. It is suppose to make them more likely to give in.

The correct response is never to open correspondence from HMRC regardless of what it is or anyone you have could have a legal dispute with until the beginning of the next working week.

[centurian]

That is truly disgraceful behaviour - and it happens year after year after year. I wondered if it would happen again this year.

Even if you accept that HMRC have a valid job to do - there is no justifiable reason for deliberately timing it to arrive just before the Christmas holiday. Seems it's done purely for reasons of spite.

[handyandy]

Many people received them. Some were even sent 1st class to make sure they arrived in time to spoil festivities.

HMRC really are a bunch of c&?!!.

I assume it didn't contain a Christmas car or postal order.

Are you able to share what scheme they related to or was it demanding settlement?

[DonkeyRhubarb]

Many people received them. Some were even sent 1st class to make sure they arrived in time to spoil festivities.

HMRC really are a bunch of c&?!!.