I defend individuals, businesses and companies who are under any sort of tax investigation or tax enquiry by H M Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or have any sort of tax dispute with HMRC.

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Testimonials Obviously with the type of work that I do, my clients are not exactly keen to have their names published , even if they were the innocent party to an HMRC “fishing expedition“. Also my clients’ confidentiality is absolutely paramount to me and I would feel pretty uncomfortable giving away their identity even if they wanted me to. However, here is what a couple of clients have said about me - produced here with their permission, if not their names. Help with PAYE and corporation tax enquiries “When I was the Managing Director of a nursing home company, Charlie helped our company with a PAYE and corporation tax enquiry. The Inspectors of Taxes involved were trying to tax large amounts on our employees and directors as benefits in kind and additional corporation tax on the company by disallowing some items of expenditure. Despite the fact that the Inspectors seemed particularly belligerent, Charlie persuaded them that they were wrong on most counts and negotiated a huge reduction in the amounts being claimed. I went back to Charlie a few years later, after I had retired and moved abroad to live. HMRC tried to claim that I was in fact still resident for tax purpose in the UK, but again Charlie managed to persuade them to drop their case”. Help with a code of practice 9 investigation “I am the owner of a premises maintenance business and my accounts were under investigation by the local Inspector of Taxes. I had concerns that if the Inspector examined my books and private bank accounts he would discover that I had not recorded all the income for tax and VAT purposes. I was scared that I might be prosecuted for tax offences. However, Charlie managed to get me an immunity from prosecution under the Code of Practice 9 procedure with the Civil Investigation of Fraud section of HMRC. Not only that, but he managed to reduce substantially HMRC’s exaggerated claims for additional tax and VAT and negotiated a much reduced penalty.” Help with a time to pay arrangement "I am the owner of a computer networking and IT consultancy company. As a result of some poor service from a previous accountant, my company got into arrears with its VAT, PAYE and corporation tax. Despite the best efforts of my new accountant and myself, H M Revenue and Customs (HMRC) issued a formal notice saying that if we did not pay all of the arrears within 7 days, they would petition for the winding up of the company. Thankfully, my new accountant knew Charlie and was able to arrange an immediate meeting with him. Charlie was able to use his specialist knowledge in this area to persuade his former colleagues in HMRC to withdraw their notice and to accept a payment plan whereby the company could pay off its VAT, PAYE and VAT debts over the next 3 years." Help with a tax investigation Charlie is a lifesaver. If not for him we would have lost our house. Our removals and storage business was under investigation by HMRC because we had put some of the takings straight into our mortgage account without passing it through the business account. HMRC had pushed us into a corner and we couldn't find a way out. We engaged Chrlie and after the first meeting with him we were imediately confident about the investigation; something we hadn't known in the two years that HMRC had been hounding us. Charlie's history as a tax inspector has given him invaluable "inside knowledge" and within a month he had torn HMRC's investigation apart, saving us literally thousands of pounds. He is both personable and communicative and goes about his business in a no-nonesense manner. We'd recommend him to anyone who is unfortunate enough to be under investigation by HMRC. Other clients My specialism is in the type of work that I do rather than acting for any particular type or size of client. My clients have ranged from sole traders through to FTSE companies, from employees to large employers, from ordinary people to TV personalties. All had one thing in common - trouble with the Taxman (or a desire to take steps to avoid it). I am a passionate believer in my tax defence work and I will even take a few cases “pro bono” (without charge) where I see particular injustice done by HMRC.

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