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Investigation insurance

It’s a fact of life that HMRC aims to claw back billions of pounds every year to set against revenue lost to tax avoidance issues.

So it can happen that through no fault of yours (or ours) you find yourself being investigated, or subject to an enquiry or dispute with the tax authorities. When this happens it incurs additional professional fees.

Because of this, we at Ledger Sparks recommend to all our clients that they join our fee protection scheme, TaxSure Fee Protection.

What is TaxSure Fee Protection?

It’s simple. TaxSure Fee Protection will offer you peace of mind by paying the additional professional fees required to provide you with the right level of representation should it be necessary.

And there’s more….

As an added incentive for our business clients to take out fee protection, we include, at no extra cost, access to a Business Support Helpline.

Business Support Helpline

Thinking about making someone redundant, disciplining an employee, reporting an accident? The Business Support Helpline is there to help with instant access to expert advice.

The Helpline is renowned for the level of expertise and support that it provides business of all sizes. The consultants who man the Helpline are recruited for their ability to draw on their own specialist knowledge and experience to provide tailored, practical and realistic solutions. They all have many years experience gained in different industry backgrounds.

The Helpline offers advice in the following key areas:

• Employment Law
• Health & Safety
• Commercial Legal issues.

Joining our Fee Protection scheme will mean not only peace of mind regarding your tax affairs, but also you will have that all-important access to the expert advice you might need – at no extra cost.

Further Information

Find out more by contacting Janet or Alex or any of the directors on 08450 53 54 45 or email us at info@ledgersparks.co.uk

Fee Protection in practice

Small family run-restaurant
The enquiry ran for four years. The Inspector was adamant that sales had been understated but the only additions were minor and in respect of private use adjustments. Final accountancy fees required to provide the right level of representation were just over £7,000.

Small family-run building firm
A VAT dispute which concerned the business’s VAT registration. The case was decided in the client’s favour and over £30,000 of VAT was saved. The costs incurred in representing the client were approximately £8,500 over a three-year period.

Sole Trader Landscape Gardener
HM Revenue & Customs claimed the gardener had understated his sales. The investigation ran for three years with fees approximately £7,000 being incurred to prove that the sales were not understated.

Medium sized retail firm
The enquiry ran for 18 months and the firm incurred just under £10,000 in accountancy fees as a result. Following the enquiry, all the company had to pay was a further £200 in tax.