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HMRC Investigation Support · South West London

HMRC investigation support in Seething Wells

HMRC enquiry support in Seething Wells without the open-ended bill. We quote the first stage at £299 and every subsequent stage before it begins, so you can weigh the cost of continuing against settling at each point. Full enquiries, voluntary disclosures and penalty appeals are all handled online, with HMRC dealing with us as your authorised agent.

from £299 · fixed, per stage

Next deadlines

  • VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
  • VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
  • Company tax return (CT600) due 12 months after your year end (a 31 December year end files by 31 December)
  • VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month

Who this is for

HMRC Investigation Support for Seething Wells

Anyone in Seething Wells who has received an HMRC letter: sole traders and landlords with a Self Assessment compliance check, companies with a Corporation Tax or VAT enquiry, employers facing a PAYE review, people who have received a nudge letter about offshore income, crypto or property, and those who know their past returns were wrong and want to disclose before HMRC finds out.

What is included

Everything inside the fixed fee

  • Review of HMRC's letter and the return or period under check, with a frank assessment of exposure before you commit
  • Agent authorisation so that HMRC deals with us directly and deadlines are managed on your behalf
  • A controlled first response: what HMRC is entitled to, what it is not, and the information actually required
  • Meetings and correspondence handled, with you briefed before and after every exchange
  • Voluntary disclosures prepared and negotiated where tax has been underpaid, minimising penalties
  • Penalty mitigation, suspension requests, statutory reviews and tribunal appeals where the facts support them

How it works

HMRC Investigation Support from Seething Wells, step by step

  1. Scope the job

    We find out what you need filed, when it is due and what state the records are in, and tell you which fixed-fee package applies.

  2. Agree the price

    The fee is confirmed in writing. There is no hourly billing and nothing added for questions during the work.

  3. Hand over the records

    Photographs, PDFs, software access or a spreadsheet, sent however suits you. We confirm what we have and what is missing within two working days.

  4. Approve, then we submit

    You review the draft with our explanation, sign off, and we file. Receipts, copies and the next deadlines come back to you immediately.

Why IGI

Why Seething Wells businesses file with IGI

The price for hmrc investigation support is published on this page and is what a client in Seething Wells pays. We confirm it in writing first, and the invoice matches the quote.

Nothing for Seething Wells is left to the last week. Each deadline relevant to hmrc investigation support is tracked from the day you join, with the next four shown on every page we send you.

Online only, UK based. There is no office in Seething Wells to pay for, which is why the fee is the same here as anywhere in England; the work is done by people in the UK who answer the same day.

You get one contact for hmrc investigation support, not a queue. Seething Wells clients message the same person throughout and get an answer in working hours, usually within a few hours.

The output for Seething Wells clients is never just a form. It is the form, a one-page summary of what it says, and a note of the decisions it points to for hmrc investigation support.

Nothing is filed for Seething Wells until you have reviewed and approved it. You see the draft, you ask questions, you sign off, then we submit and send you the receipt.

Local facts

About Seething Wells

Seething Wells is in South West London, within Kingston upon Thames, in the KT6 postcode district, England. For businesses in England the tax rules are those set by the UK Parliament: the 20/40/45% income tax bands, Class 4 National Insurance for the self-employed at 6% and 2%, Corporation Tax at 19% to 25%, and Stamp Duty Land Tax on property. Business rates are set locally by the council.

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Ditton, Thames0.7 miSW
Ditton, Long0.8 miS
Southborough0.8 miS
Thames Ditton0.9 miW
Ditton Hill0.9 miS

Worth knowing

Rules that come up in this work

CIS deductions

The Construction Industry Scheme affects both sides of a construction payment. Contractors must verify subcontractors, deduct the right amount, issue statements and file monthly, with penalties from £100 for each late return. Subcontractors suffer deductions on turnover and recover the excess at the year end. Limited company subcontractors offset deductions against PAYE monthly instead.

Confirmation statements and identity verification

Companies House has tightened its requirements under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act: every company needs a registered email address and an appropriate registered office, every statement includes a lawful-purpose declaration, and every director and PSC must verify their identity. The confirmation statement, due annually with a £50 fee, is where most of this is confirmed.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

The biggest change to Self Assessment in a generation is Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, now live for higher-earning sole traders and landlords and arriving for the rest in stages. Quarterly updates are due by 7 August, 7 November, 7 February and 7 May, built from digital records. The practical consequence is that spreadsheet-and-shoebox bookkeeping is ending for anyone above the threshold.

Late filing penalties

Penalties are the clearest reason to work to deadlines. A Self Assessment return one day late costs £100 regardless of whether any tax is due; three months late adds £10 a day. Late company accounts start at £150 and reach £1,500, and double if the previous year was also late. None of this is negotiable afterwards except through a narrow reasonable-excuse appeal.

Payments on account

A common surprise in Self Assessment is the January payment that is far larger than expected. That is the balancing payment for the year just ended plus the first payment on account for the year ahead, which HMRC sets at half of the bill just calculated. We put the figure in your hands months ahead and tell you how to adjust it legitimately when circumstances change.

The Self Assessment calendar

Self Assessment runs on a fixed annual cycle. Registration by 5 October following the tax year, online filing and payment by 31 January, and a second instalment on 31 July for those making payments on account. The penalties for lateness are automatic and escalate monthly, which is why we file early and chase approvals well before the window closes.

Director's loan accounts

The most common tax problem in owner-managed companies is an overdrawn director's loan account: drawings taken during the year that were never declared as dividends or salary. The company faces a 35.75% charge on the balance outstanding nine months after the year end, and the director may have a benefit in kind. We review the account before every year end to clear it properly.

Questions

HMRC Investigation Support questions from Seething Wells

What does the £299 first stage cover?

Reviewing HMRC's letter and the return or period concerned, assessing what HMRC is likely to be looking at and your exposure, arranging agent authorisation, and preparing and sending the first response within HMRC's deadline. At the end you know where you stand and what the next stage would cost, and you decide whether to proceed.

What is the difference between a compliance check and an investigation?

A compliance check is HMRC's standard term for any review of a return, from a single question to a full examination of a year's records. Most are routine. A Code of Practice 9 investigation is reserved for suspected serious fraud and works very differently, offering immunity from prosecution in return for full disclosure. We tell you which you are facing from the letter.

How long does an enquiry take?

A straightforward aspect enquiry into one item can close in two to three months. A full enquiry into a year's records typically takes six to twelve months, longer if HMRC extends to other years. We keep the process moving by responding within deadlines and pressing HMRC to do the same, and we apply for a closure notice if HMRC stalls.

Should I just send HMRC everything they ask for?

No. HMRC is entitled to information reasonably required to check the return, and no more. Requests for private bank statements, several years of records or information about other people are often wider than the law allows. Giving too much lengthens the enquiry and can open new lines. We give HMRC what it is entitled to, promptly and completely.

Will my previous accountant's errors be held against me?

The law holds you responsible for your return, but relying on a competent adviser and giving them full information is a reasonable excuse for many penalties. We establish what happened and present it to HMRC. If the adviser was negligent you may have a claim against them, which we help you document.

What if I disagree with HMRC's conclusion?

You can request a statutory review by an officer not involved in the case, which overturns or varies around a third of decisions, and you can appeal to the First-tier Tribunal within 30 days. We advise on the merits honestly and handle both routes; the £249 penalty appeal fee covers a review request or appeal against a penalty decision.

Is hmrc investigation support in Seething Wells really the same price as elsewhere?

Yes. The fee published on this page is what a client in Seething Wells pays and what a client in any other part of England pays. It is confirmed in writing before work starts and the invoice matches the quote. Where a higher package applies because your situation is more complex, we say so at the quote stage, never afterwards.

Do you have an office in Seething Wells?

No. IGI Accounting is an online-only firm. We serve Seething Wells and every other UK postcode remotely, with records sent by WhatsApp or email and everything filed electronically. The absence of local premises is why the fee for hmrc investigation support is the same in Seething Wells as anywhere else in the country, and why there is nothing to visit and nothing to print.

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Tell us what you need. You get one fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you approve it.

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