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Tax Investigation Service

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is facing more pressure than ever before to reduce the “tax gap” – this is the difference between what HMRC expects to collect in taxes and what it actually collects.

With additional funding being made available to HMRC, we expect that this means increased enquiry activity and puts taxpayers at a greater risk of an HMRC enquiry, now more than ever before. This applies to businesses of all sizes as well as individuals’ tax affairs.

If your tax affairs are selected by HMRC for enquiry, the process can be time-consuming and take several months to resolve, even if there is no additional tax to pay at the end of the enquiry. Any enquiry will incur professional fees. In more complex cases, those fees could amount to thousands of pounds.

At M+A Partners we know the stress of an investigation is the last thing most taxpayers want to deal with. Any HMRC enquiry requires specialist advice and investigations are much easier to manage if you know what to expect.

We are on hand to support you and deal with your enquiry for you.

Your professional fees covered

M+A Partners offers a tax investigation service to its clients. The service covers, subject to terms and conditions, unforeseen professional costs arising from any correspondence or visit relating to an enquiry from HMRC.

By taking advantage of this service, you can have complete peace of mind that we will deal with the whole enquiry process on your behalf and our fees for doing so will be met directly by the administrator of the scheme.

Download our factsheet below for further details on our Tax Investigation Service.

How We Add Value

  • Removes the uncertainty of unexpected professional fees
    for your defence
  • Allows M+A Partners to defend your case
  • Gives you the resources to achieve a fair result
  • Gives you telephone access to Croner Taxwise Ltd – fee protection service, employment and health & safety specialists

Resources to Help You

Click here to view the specimen policy for TaxWise Premier Professional.

Click here to view a Summary of the Tax Investigation Service.

Click here to view FAQs.

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Phil Webster
Chief Operating Officer
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Phil joined M+A Partners in early 2022, in the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining the firm, Phil was Managing Director of a food import business for ten years.

As Chief Operating Officer, Phil oversees the strategic and operational direction of the firm to enable Partners and the wider M+A team to be as effective as possible in the delivery of their services to clients.

“Making sure we are resourceful, responsive and operationally efficient is key to helping our team deliver a high quality of client service. However, it’s also important that we create a collaborative workplace, sharing ideas and knowledge, whilst encouraging continuous learning.

It is my role to ensure we have a strategy that combines operational responsibilities with a commitment to the development of our firm and our people - creating opportunities for progression and enabling us to deliver the future ambitions of our clients."
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WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

It really helps to know that us entrepreneurs can get on with our business knowing that there are first-class professionals at close hand to fully support our endeavours.

Our tax affairs, both business and private, have been well managed by M+A Partners for more than ten years and we very much appreciate the help and excellent advice available. Queries are quickly answered by e-mail or telephone by any of the team dealing with taxation matters whom we find efficient, knowledgeable, helpful and friendly. We also think that M+A offer a good reliable value for money service.

Our company is situated in the health sector which can be very difficult to understand but you and your team at M+A have always shown great insight in this area. I am really delighted to have moved to M+A as our accountants and having you as our dedicated partner has made it as smooth as possible a transition. I look forward to many more years working with M+A.

Having worked with Martyn Page and his tax team at M+A Partners, I remain consistently impressed with their ability to give clear, pragmatic and understandable advice in what is a very complex area. I have recommended the tax team at M+A Partners to clients for both personal and business matters and the feedback I have received has always been extremely positive.

Our taxation affairs are reasonably complex involving family trusts, tax planning and our annual tax returns. We enjoy a close and productive relationship with M+A and we particularly value the pro active nature of this relationship where potential issues are highlighted early so that appropriate planning can be made in good time.