Protecting yourself and your client during an HMRC enquiry

Overview

The session will help you manage an HMRC ITSA or CTSA enquiry. The webinar will provide practical advice on:

• how to respond to an HMRC enquiry (and identify one)
• responding to information and meeting requests
• client handling. 

The session will also help practitioners to identify when they should challenge HMRC, and what they can do to help ensure they don't do anything which compromises their Professional Indemnity Insurance cover.

Phil Berwick - Director, Berwick Tax Limited

Phil is a recognised expert in tax investigations matters. He is a former inspector of taxes. In addition, he has extensive experience gained in several accountancy and law firms, before starting Berwick Tax in 2015. In total, he has more than 35 years' experience dealing with a wide range of HMRC enquiries, disputes and investigations, including Codes of Practice 8 (Avoidance) and 9 (Contractual Disclosure Facility). Phil has extensive experience of assisting clients with making voluntary disclosures to HMRC.

He has acted for a wide range of clients, including individuals and businesses, across a broad spectrum of business sectors. Phil provides support to other professional advisers, and can assist with specific issues relating to enquiries, as well as providing full case-handling support. His detailed knowledge of HMRC procedures, and information powers, combined with his practical approach, means that he is able to secure excellent settlements for his clients, and help practitioners manage, and retain, their relationships with their clients. 

Phil is an author and lecturer on tax investigations issues, and presents monthly online sessions for a company providing educational services to professional advisers.