Application for Strike-off Suspended

[BazzaS]

We ceased trading in March 2024. Our final accounts/tax returns have been submitted by our accountants. We are not insolvent (which is why I'm posting in this forum).
Our accountants have submitted an application for voluntary strike off, which after first gazette has been suspended. We emailed "enquiries" at Companies house asking who had objected and why. Their response was that HMRC had objected but they could not tell us which HMRC service had objected nor the reason. Subsequent access by ourselves and our accountants to our HMRC Business account shows we have no outstanding liabilities for VAT, Corporation tax, PAYE and no messages regarding an objection.. All this has been communicated to "enquiries" at Companies House.
A bit of an impasse
It's not as if HMRC have an obvious central point for such queries - or at least I can't find one.
Help please - has anyone out there been along a simialr path and can advise me what to do next.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Lisa Thomas]

Have you submitted all final tax returns to notify HMRC you have ceased trading?

 

[BazzaS]

Thanks for your reply.
As noted in my original post - yes we have ceased trading and yes our accountants have submitted final accounts/tax returns.

My actual difficulty is finding who, amid the myriad of options, to talk to at HMRC who deals with strike-off.

 

[ChrisCallaghan]

Hi @BazzaS ,

Unfortunately I'm not sure what direction to point you in when it comes to contacting HMRC to find out what their issue is, but can I ask if you've de-registered for VAT and closed off your PAYE scheme? Both these things not being done was an issue for a client of an accountant contact of mine going back a couple of years.

 

[BazzaS]

Hi @BazzaS ,

Unfortunately I'm not sure what direction to point you in when it comes to contacting HMRC to find out what their issue is, but can I ask if you've de-registered for VAT and closed off your PAYE scheme? Both these things not being done was an issue for a client of an accountant contact of mine going back a couple of years.

Thanks Chris
Yes we have de-registered for VAT and our accountants have closed off our PAYE scheme.

 

[ChrisCallaghan]

We ceased trading in March 2024. Our final accounts/tax returns have been submitted by our accountants.

And I'm assuming those final accounts have been done up to or past March 2024?

 

[BazzaS]

And I'm assuming those final accounts have been done up to or past March 2024?

Done to 31st March 2024.

 

[ChrisCallaghan]

What an absolute head scratcher!

Have you contacted the number suggested in both these HMRC Community Forums posts?

HMRC Objection to strike off - Community Forum - GOV.UK

HMRC suspended a voluntary strike off of a company - Community Forum - GOV.UK

 

[ChrisCallaghan]

What an absolute head scratcher!

Have you contacted the number suggested in both these HMRC Community Forums posts?

HMRC Objection to strike off - Community Forum - GOV.UK

HMRC suspended a voluntary strike off of a company - Community Forum - GOV.UK

Apologies, it's just occurred to me that the most recent of these two may actually be your post.

 

[BazzaS]

Apologies, it's just occurred to me that the most recent of these two may actually be your post.

Both numbers refer to CT. I have spoken to them. They confirm that we have no outstanding liabilities, no 'messages' and no notice of objection logged on their system. Just another thought - should Companies House have written to us about the objection and not waited 'til we emailed them ? It's all too baffling.

 

[ChrisCallaghan]

"should Companies House have written to us about the objection and not waited 'til we emailed them ?"

That one I can answer - unfortunately not no. Companies House are under no obligation to notify you of objections.

"Both numbers refer to CT. I have spoken to them. They confirm that we have no outstanding liabilities, no 'messages' and no notice of objection logged on their system"

I'm sorry then, that's me out of ideas! Hopefully a different member here may come along with suggestions.

 

[BazzaS]

Thanks for all your help, Chris.
So if Companies House are under no obligation to notify us who's objected is the objector obliged to notify us ? If neither- how can we procede?