HMRC Interventions & Investigations

Reached an impasse? Heading for Tribunal?

The Wood Consultancy offers a positive solution.

Our Tax Partner served as an Independent Reviewer and Tribunal Advocate in HMRC’s Specialist Investigations, dealing with the most complex tax investigations dealt by HMRC.

In his role as Tax Advocate, he enjoyed a 100% success rate in Tribunal cases, which clearly demonstrates his advocacy skills. More importantly, Walter used his vast knowledge of Tax and his Risk Assessment skills to reject cases going forward to Tribunal, by identifying cases which were either not ready for Tribunal, or would benefit from either negotiations or HMRC’s Alternative Dispute Resolution.

At The Wood Consultancy, we utilise all of these skills, identifying weaknesses in HMRC’s cases and presenting alternative solutions to Investigators, Independent Reviewers and/or Advocates to negotiate a settlement or, even better in some cases, to close their investigations altogether.

Consultation and support in any of the following areas:

• VAT Assurance visits
• PAYE Enquiries
• Status Enquiries
• S9A & Para 24 Enquiries
• Code of Practice 8 Investigations
• Code of Practice 9 Investigations
• Tribunal Tax Advocacy
• POCA Civil Investigations

King and King Testimonial

King and King Accountancy first met Walter Wood when he was with HMRC, handling several serious fraud investigations conducted under HMRC’s Code of Practice 9. King and King always found him to be extremely knowledgeable, a tough negotiator, fair and transparent and approached cases with an open mind and a willingness to compromise when appropriate.