2010 was a bad year for HMRC as it realised it had made thousands, probably millions, of errors in assessing the tax due by hard-working taxpayers who thought they had paid the correct tax.  After initially threatening to collect every penny, the taxman has acknowledged that many small amounts will be 'written off' but has still insisted that it will pursue its demands for back taxes, often going back several years, in many cases.

In a recent twist to this story, HMRC has now started sending out new tax demands to people who have recently received tax repayments.  It seems that there has been an error in the system which is supposed to ensure that taxable benefits, such as company cars, are included in the calculation of tax due.  So taxpayers who received a refund because these benefits were not recorded by HMRC are now getting demands to pay the tax due.

If you have recently been contacted by HMRC with a tax demand which can't understand or you don't feel is correct, then why not contact Pemberley Accounting who will be pleased to see if they can assist.  Their first consultation is completely without obligation and free of charge.