Penalties for not returning self assessment

[Newchodge]

I am now as confused as you apopear to be.

You start off stating that the penalties are for self assessment for a business that you used to be a part of. Later you indicate that business was a limited company that is about to be liquidated.

Self assessment has absolutely no relationship to the affairs of a limited company. It relates solely to your own personal liability. Whether the limited company is liquidated is completely irrelevant. HMRC is chasing you for your own personal tax affairs.

I have spoken to HMRC and they have no record of me leaving the company and it's up to me to appeal and prove them wrong.

Wrong about what? Your self assessemnt position is only affected by you leaving the company if you were an employee and HMRC should have your P45. You were still required to file self assessments.

Please take the advice that has been repeatedly given above and seek help from a reputable accountant.

 

[Simon Green]

I don’t think HMRC are confused

 

[Simon Green]

I have checked for your convenience and clarity with a friend who advises th Citizens Advise and she strongly makes the case that HMRC can consider petitions for bankruptcy if the figure is beyond £5000!!!
Take the information chum and use what you do have to help the situation otherwise options may dissolve.

 

[UK Contractor Accountant]

It's ony if you have submitted Tax Returns in the past via your own online Government Gateway ID that you would be issued email reminders for future years. If a past Return was submitted via an Agent then no email reminders are issued. I believe the 2015 Tax Return was the first year for which email reminders were sent out to approx 650K taxpayers.

You would, however, received a paper notice to file a Tax Return each year to the address registered on HMRC systems. If you have moved since then you should have notified them of your correct address at the time.

 

[Simon Green]

If you haven’t notified HMRC of change of address then is that really grounds for non-filling?
It’s just like changing address without telling the DVLA and then a speeding fence notification with 3 penalty points are popped through the wrong letter box; you’ve still got the penalty!!!

 

[NM Benson]

Isnt it strange how HMRC always seem to lose records supporting you but the other way around they can get their hands on these records in a flash. I remember many years ago, we got married and informed HMRC of our change in status re: work tax credits, etc before the marriage and they said we had to call back. We then called again on the Monday following our marriage and they took the information down. 2 years later we received a demand from HMRC saying we had been over paid - apparently they had no record of us getting married. Makes my blood boil!