Hi there, a friend of mine is currently under investigation from HMRC.
He has sent of all his documents as requested before the due date and they have not written to confirm receipt, I advised him to call them and they are saying they havent received it.
What can he do now ?? he can get copy invoices and bank statements but all the receipts were in the envelope, how can he prove cash transactions ?? What will happen from the revenue side ?
Thanks for the link tax champion but his turnover was only about 11K, he cant afford to pay for your services.......with cash receipts equating to about 900, bank card payments were also made but these can be proven with bank statements.
If it is a package contact the post office you sent it from and see if it is just being held up for some reason. Also contact the HRMC's local sorting office as it might be there.
Unfortunately the HMRC don't generally accept lost in post as an reason.
You should contact the HMRC and see what they say, do you have copies of what was sent?
You should always send things by Special Delivery, it just isn't worth the risk of it getting lost.
As others have said, if it's lost it's lost. You would have to hope that during the investigation either the original amounts shown as expenses are accepted without question, or you can get them to agree to estimated figures, but with no evidence it can hard to argue your corner. I realise it's too late now, but should have taken copies and/or sent signed delivery.
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Jenny
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"Thanks for the link tax champion but his turnover was only about 11K, he cant afford to pay for your services"
My intention wasn't to sell him services, and remember the whole point of the equiry is make sure his tax return is correct. Please don't assume that his turnover is only £11k.
I know this is shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted but when a client of mine was investigated we photocopied all the relevant documents and sent them rather than the originals - these were perfectly acceptable to HMRC.
Hi everyone thanks for the advice, Ive printed off the thread for him so he can decide whats his best course of action. He sent copy bank statements and invoices and kept the originals of those but as there were only about 30 receipts he thought he would be safe enough sending the originals.
