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HMRC sent you a letter about your online sales, and the headlines are alarming. Here's what the new platform-reporting rules actually mean—and why most people who get one of these letters owe nothing at all.
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Used a contractor or employee loan scheme and now facing HMRC, the loan charge, an APN or a follower notice? Here is what each bill means, what you can and cannot appeal, and how the new 2025-26 settlement opportunity may change your options.
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An HMRC Notice of Determination gives you 30 days to appeal, interest is already running, and as executor you may be personally liable. Here is how to respond.
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HMRC has assessed a Schedule 24 inaccuracy penalty. Three levers can reduce it: disclosure quality, behaviour category, and suspension. Here is how each works after Cox v HMRC [2026] UKUT 7 (TCC).
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Missed the 60-day deadline to report CGT on a UK residential property sale? Here is the penalty stack you are facing, the four ways to appeal it, and a candid read on your prospects.
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HMRC has cancelled your gross payment status, raised a Regulation 13 determination, or stacked up CIS300 penalties—and 'this will ruin my business' is the one argument the Supreme Court has already rejected. Which of three appellants you are, and the 30-day clock that has already started.
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HMRC has refused or withdrawn your EIS or SEIS relief. The income tax relief is clawed back, a deferred gain springs back to life, and the promoter has gone quiet. Why advance assurance is not binding, the wrong-form trap, the conditions HMRC fights, and what to do in your 30 days.
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HMRC is challenging your Business Asset Disposal Relief claim. The cash is spent and the CGT bill has just jumped from 10% to 24%. Here is how BADR appeals work, the six battlegrounds where HMRC pushes, and what to do in the 30 days you have.
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HMRC has refused or clawed back your R&D tax relief and the consultancy has gone quiet. How the Schedule 18 FA 1998 appeal route works, and what reasonable care looks like when you relied on outside advice.
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How to appeal an HMRC IR35 or off-payroll working decision—which regime applies, who has appeal rights, the Ready Mixed Concrete test after PGMOL, and the mechanics of getting to the tribunal.
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Stamp duty land tax has its own compliance and appeal regime—separate from income tax. This guide covers the most common SDLT disputes, how to correct returns, challenge HMRC decisions, and appeal penalties.
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VAT penalties work differently from income tax—including a pay-first rule that can block your appeal. This guide covers default surcharges, the new penalty regime, best judgment assessments, the Steptoe defence, and how to apply for hardship.