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Tax investigation cover for Swansea businesses, included free with us
Tax investigation cover Swansea firms are usually sold as a yearly add-on is included free with every client we take on. If HMRC opens an enquiry into your business, we deal with it and you pay us nothing extra.
Other firms charge £300 to £1,000 a year for this. We carry it ourselves, because the alternative is an owner opening a VAT letter and working out whether they can afford to answer it properly. Every HMRC investigation we have handled, we have won.
In one lineSupreme Consultants is an AAT licensed accountancy practice in Cardiff Bay that acts for Swansea businesses on a fixed fee agreed in writing before work starts. Tax investigation cover is included free for every client, so the firm deals with HMRC enquiries at no extra charge.
Check we’re the right fit
A few questions about your business. Mudassir replies the same working day.
Thank you Mud, your help and support with my VAT return is greatly appreciated. Always a prompt response and my difficult VAT return was quickly submitted and resolved. Would definitely recommend.
5.0 on Google from 14 reviewsReply the same working dayFee fixed before we startEnglish, Urdu, Hindi and Farsi spokenWould you be covered if HMRC wrote tomorrow? Three questions.
Answer with the buttons; nothing is emailed anywhere.
Question 1 of 3
If HMRC opened an enquiry tomorrow, would your accountant deal with it at no extra cost?
Does your accountant reply the same working day?
Do you know what your fee will be this year before the work starts?
That is a real gap, and it is the kind that only shows up when the letter arrives. Run the check and Mudassir will tell you where you stand, the same working day.
Start the checkYou are in a reasonable position on most of it. The one you answered no to is worth a conversation before HMRC makes it urgent.
Start the checkYou are well served and there is no reason to move. Read the guides and keep our number for the day something lands.
Read the guidesWhat you get
Cover for an HMRC enquiry, included free
If HMRC opens an enquiry into your business, we deal with it and you do not pay us extra. Other firms sell the same thing for £300 to £1,000 a year.
Somebody who reads the HMRC letter
Send it to us the day it lands. We tell you what HMRC is actually asking for and what we are doing about it.
A fixed fee that does not move
Agreed in writing before we start. Calls, meetings and emails are never charged on top, including the ones about HMRC.
What Swansea owners tell us before they move
These are the three we hear most when an HMRC letter is already on the desk.
I got an HMRC letter about my VAT and I do not know what it means.
Left in the drawer for three weeks, a letter like that turns into a penalty you then have to appeal.
Every phone call to my accountant ends up on an invoice the next month.
So the calls stop, and small problems reach HMRC before anyone has looked at them.
My accountant says the enquiry work is extra and he will quote once he sees the file.
You end up deciding how much defence you can afford while HMRC runs its own clock.
What changes once we take it on
We become your agent with HMRC, so the post and the online messages come to us as well. You forward the letter and we answer it. The cover is already included, so nothing new is quoted while the enquiry runs.
Cover sold yearly against cover included
Both arrangements exist across South Wales, and it is worth knowing which one you have.
Cover bought as a yearly add-on
A separate line on the renewal each year.
The policy pays some of the hours, and the rest is quoted.
Calls about the letter appear on the next invoice.
You chase a reply while HMRC waits for one.
With Supreme Consultants
Included free for every client we act for.
We deal with HMRC for you.
Calls, meetings and emails are never charged.
A reply the same working day.
Eight questions about where you stand with HMRC
Answer these honestly before the next VAT return goes in.
Is your accountant registered as your HMRC agent?
If not, HMRC post goes to you alone and can sit unopened.
Would an enquiry be charged as extra work?
Ask now, in writing, rather than after the letter lands.
Do you pay a separate yearly premium for cover?
Many Swansea owners do, at £300 to £1,000 a year.
Has anyone explained your last HMRC bill to you?
A bill nobody explained usually hides an estimate HMRC has made.
Are your VAT records kept in cloud software?
Making Tax Digital records make an HMRC check far shorter.
Do you know which VAT scheme you are on?
The wrong scheme is one of the first things a check picks up.
Are your payments on account based on real figures?
Estimates set too high are worth challenging before the next instalment.
Do you get a reply the same working day?
HMRC deadlines are short and a week of silence costs you most of one.
What we do when HMRC writes to you
The cover is part of a full set of accounts work, not a standalone product.
All Services near you- We answer the letter
- You forward it, we read it and we reply to HMRC as your agent. You are told what we have sent.
- VAT checks and records
- We pull the records HMRC asks for and present them properly. Shops and takeaways see more of these checks than anyone.
- Old debts gone through
- One client came to us owing HMRC around £20,000 across Corporation Tax, VAT and Self Assessment with no idea what it was for. We went through every line.
- Penalties appealed
- Where there is a case to make, we make it and tell you what HMRC said.
- The ongoing compliance
- Bookkeeping, VAT, payroll, year-end accounts and corporation tax on one fixed fee.
What the cover has meant so far
Every HMRC investigation we have handled, we have won. That is past fact, not a promise about your case.
Clients described by type. Names withheld.
- How it was found
- We carry the enquiry work ourselves instead of selling a yearly policy on top of the fee.
- What happened
- Clients send us the HMRC letter the day it arrives and the call costs them nothing.
Reviews from clients
Thank you Mud, your help and support with my VAT return is greatly appreciated. Always a prompt response and my difficult VAT return was quickly submitted and resolved. Would definitely recommend.
I just want to say a big thank you to Mudassir for all the advice, guidance and help he has provided whilst dealing with my accounts and tax returns. From start to finish the service has been excellent and professional. Unlike other accountancy firms they provide a friendly personalised service, I was very clear on the process and was even provided with additional guidance where needed. Highly recommended!
Friendly, nice 👌 , helpful and great all around
Difficult to describe as there are too many words that can be expressed for a wonderful accountant and their firm.
Definitely 🔝 and highly recommended in Wales 🏴 and throughout the UK for Accountancy and Tax Services
Shaz Khan
Getting started
Four steps, and the cover is in place from the point you are a client.
- Before you join
A fee agreed in writing
You answer a few questions on the site and Mudassir replies the same working day. If we are a fit, we agree your fixed fee before any work starts.
- Week one
We become your HMRC agent
We complete your ID checks and write to your current accountant for your records. HMRC and Companies House authorise us as your agent.
- First month
Your HMRC history read properly
We go through your past accounts, returns and HMRC records. Unclaimed reliefs, payments on account set too high and penalties worth appealing turn up here.
- By ninety days
Every deadline mapped for the year
We sit down with you on how you pay yourself and on your bookkeeping. You know what is coming and who to call.
Who we are not right for
We do not act for CIS construction subcontractors.
We do not prepare charity accounts.
We cannot take on a business already late in an HMRC investigation.
If you are unsure which of those applies to you, run the check and we will tell you straight.
Tax investigation cover in Swansea: questions people ask
How much does tax investigation cover in Swansea cost with you?
Nothing extra. It is included free for every client we act for. Your accounts, VAT, payroll and tax work sits on one fixed fee agreed in writing before we start, and the cover sits inside that. Other firms sell it as a yearly add-on for £300 to £1,000. Calls, meetings and emails are never charged on top.
Can I switch to you from my current accountant in Swansea?
Yes, and you do not have to make the call. We write to your current accountant for your records and handle the professional clearance. We complete your ID checks, get authorised as your agent with HMRC and Companies House, then map your deadlines. Most of it happens in the first week without you doing much at all.
What happens if HMRC writes to me or opens a check?
Send us the letter the day it arrives. We read it, tell you in plain English what HMRC is asking for, and reply as your agent. We gather the records, deal with the correspondence and keep you told. There is no separate bill for that work. Every HMRC investigation we have handled, we have won.
Do I have to change accounting software to join you?
No. We work with the cloud software you already use. If you want to move to Xero we migrate you free, and if you would rather stay where you are, we keep the records there. What matters is that your VAT records meet Making Tax Digital rules, and we check that in the first month.
Do you take on businesses already in an HMRC investigation?
Not if the case is already late in the process. We told one business exactly that, because taking the file over near the end would not have helped them. If HMRC has only just written, or nothing has started, speak to us. Once you are a client the cover is included and we deal with HMRC for you.
Is tax investigation cover included for Swansea sole traders as well as limited companies?
Yes. Limited companies, sole traders, partnerships and community interest companies all get it. Our office is at Titan House in Cardiff Bay and we work with Swansea clients remotely, in person here, or a mix. Over 90% of our clients are in South Wales, so Welsh rules on things like business rates relief are familiar ground.
Three ways to take the next step
Run the check
Answer the questions and Mudassir reads them, then replies the same working day with where you stand and what your fixed fee would be.
Start the checkGot a letter you want read first?
Send it over or ring 029 2264 0550, and the call costs you nothing.
Ask Mudassir a questionStill deciding
The guides explain what HMRC checks usually ask for and how to keep the records that answer them.
Read the guides