Tax Investigation Services

Whether it’s a simple query into your tax affairs or a full investigation, you need an adviser with specialist expertise on your side and understanding of the pressures that investigations can bring. Experts in forensic accounting and damage limitation, BTG Tax has the proven experience to put you in the strongest position possible.

What should you do if you or your company are under investigation?

Call BTG Tax immediately. Whatever type of investigation you are under, if it affects your tax affairs, BTG Tax has the experience and expertise to help.
The consequences of mishandling an investigation can be serious. Firstly, the penalties which can be imposed are severe. Then the cost to you or your business can be even greater than the direct payments to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The disruption may be enormous and may translate into a considerable loss of income, or additional costs, or both.

How can BTG Tax help?

Whether you are an individual taxpayer, a company or a professional adviser, BTG Tax investigation specialists can evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your case. We can then advise on appropriate tactics and the likely further action to be taken by HMRC or any other Government body. We will consider alternative strategies, defend the taxpayer and follow through to the final settlement.

We offer a ‘turnkey’ service in that we can take over the case and deal with all aspects right through to completion, whether it is a matter being pursued on either a criminal or civil basis in conjunction with your existing advisers or not.

Where criminal proceedings are being brought, we can also assist in any other actions including those under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

Typical cases that we resolve include those that involve:

• Special Civil Investigations
• Civil Investigation of Fraud
• Criminal investigations
• Complex or contentious local area enquiries and investigations
• Employer compliance and construction industry investigations
• Voluntary disclosures to HMRC
• Non-UK resident/domicile challenges
• Inheritance tax investigations
• VAT investigations
• Large business office contentious issues
• Status enquiries and contentious PAYE/NIC claims
• Tax tribunal contentious hearings
• Challenges to tax avoidance schemes and arrangements
• Forensic reports for legal teams in Proceeds of Crime Act cases

Why work with BTG Tax?

Our understanding, expertise and experience in this field is key to the considerable success we have had on behalf of our clients. The firm’s in-depth and up to date knowledge of tax legislation and how it is applied, combines with specialist knowledge of every area of UK tax law and much of the relevant legislation around the world.

Perhaps more important than technical knowledge is our damage limitation expertise and ability to take control away from HMRC. We have detailed knowledge of HMRC’s techniques and the motivation of tax inspectors/case officers, which enables negotiation of speedy and low cost outcomes, to give you peace of mind as quickly as possible.