Our Tax Enquiry Fee Protection Service covers you against the cost of additional accountancy fees that you incur as a result of being investigated by HMRC.

Tax investigations are time consuming, complex and stressful. You will require specialist advice from us during an enquiry. The more complex your case the greater the amount of time and resource we will need to dedicate to you.

Unfortunately, these additional accountancy fees can run into thousands of pounds. As a Practice we want to protect you from this burden, that's why we recommend that our clients take out our Tax Enquiry Fee Protection Service. This service will safeguard you from the cost of the accountancy fees associated with an HMRC enquiry.

HMRC can investigate any taxpayer, both individuals and businesses are at risk.

Tax investigations can last for many months, even years. During this time you will find yourself likely to incur accountancy fees as well as having to deal with costly business disruption and probing questions from HMRC. Even if you're found to owe nothing you will still be liable to pay your professional representation fees.

It's vital during an investigation, however small it may be that you seek professional representation from the outset. Our Tax Enquiry Fee Protection Service will cover the cost of our fees as well as providing you with access to our experts in handling HMRC enquires and managing your claim.

Your chances of being investigated are increasing year on year. We can protect you from the costs of any additional fees that arise should you be subject to investigation. With the service you will benefit from expert advice throughout the enquiry.

HMRC now uses data matching, automated triggers and sector-specific targeting. This means any business can be chosen for review, even when fully compliant. Being unprepared can lead to unnecessary stress, additional work and avoidable costs.

• £46.86 billion - The estimated gap between what the HMRC should collect and what it does collect.
• £30.1 billion - 60% of the tax gap falling with small businesses and wealthy individuals.