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HMRC investigation help in Barry, from the first letter to the last
HMRC investigation help in Barry usually starts with one letter: a compliance check into your VAT, your accounts or a Self Assessment return. We read it, we answer it, and we deal with HMRC for you.
Most owners open that letter and have no idea what HMRC is actually asking for. Our clients do not pay us extra when an enquiry opens, because tax investigation cover is included free. Every HMRC investigation we have handled, we have won.
In one lineSupreme Consultants is an AAT licensed accountancy practice at Titan House in Cardiff Bay that handles HMRC enquiries and compliance checks for businesses in Barry and across South Wales. Work is done on a fixed fee agreed in writing before it starts, and tax investigation cover is included free for every client.
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 spokenIs your HMRC post in good hands? Three questions.
Answer with the buttons; nothing is emailed and nobody calls you afterwards.
Question 1 of 3
If HMRC wrote to you tomorrow, would your accountant deal with it at no extra cost?
Does your accountant reply the same working day when you ring?
Do you know the fee for the year ahead will not move?
On this evidence you are carrying the HMRC risk yourself and paying by the hour when it lands. The check takes two minutes and tells us whether we can take it off you.
Start the checkYou are in a reasonable position, and one of these is worth a conversation before a letter forces it. Run the check and we will tell you straight which one it is.
Start the checkYou are well served and there is no reason to move. Read the guides if you want to sense check how your enquiry cover actually works.
Read the guidesWhat you get
Tax investigation cover included free
If HMRC opens an enquiry into your business, we deal with it and you do not pay us extra. Other firms sell this as an add-on for £300 to £1,000 a year.
Someone who answers HMRC, not you
We become your agent with HMRC, take the correspondence and put the figures in front of them. You get told what was sent and what happens next.
A fee you know before we start
The fee is agreed in writing first. Ring us the day the letter arrives and the call costs nothing.
What Barry owners tell us when they call
These are the three things we hear most in the first phone call about an HMRC letter.
“HMRC has written to me about my VAT and I do not know what the letter means.”
The deadline in the letter kept running while he worked out who to ask. Answering late turns a check into a bigger one.
“I got a bill I cannot make sense of and my accountant has not called back.”
He paid it because nobody explained it. Part of it turned out to be payments on account built on estimates.
“My accountant says dealing with this is extra work, so there will be another invoice.”
The fee he agreed in January was no longer the fee. He stopped ringing, and the file got worse.
What changes once we take it on
We register as your agent and ask HMRC for everything they hold on you. You send us the letter, we send the reply, and we tell you in plain English what HMRC wants and when. If an enquiry opens while you are a client, we handle it and you pay us nothing more.
How this usually works elsewhere, and how it works with us
Plenty of good accountants handle enquiries; the difference is what it costs you and how fast you hear back.
The usual arrangement
Investigation cover sold as a yearly add-on, £300 to £1,000.
Enquiry work billed by the hour on top of your fee.
A reply when the partner gets to it.
The letter forwarded back to you to interpret.
With Supreme Consultants
Tax investigation cover included free for every client.
A fixed fee agreed in writing before any work starts.
A reply the same working day, every time.
We answer HMRC as your agent and tell you what was said.
Eight questions about how you would handle an HMRC letter
Answer each one yes or no about your current set-up.
Do you know who opens your HMRC post?
A letter sitting behind the till for three weeks is how deadlines get missed.
Is your accountant registered as your agent with HMRC?
Without agent authorisation they cannot ring HMRC or see your record.
Would enquiry work be charged on top of your current fee?
Ask now, because the answer changes once the letter is on the desk.
Do you have tax investigation cover?
Most firms sell it separately, so check whether you ever bought it.
Are your VAT returns backed by records you could hand over?
A VAT compliance check asks for the workings, not just the return.
Do you know what your last HMRC bill was actually for?
Payments on account based on estimates are the usual answer.
Has anything been filed late in the last two years?
Late filings are often what prompts HMRC to look closer.
Can you ring your accountant without it ending up on an invoice?
If you cannot, you will delay the call that matters most.
What we do for your HMRC enquiry
We take the correspondence, the records and the deadlines off your desk.
All Services near you- Reading the letter
- We tell you what HMRC is asking for, which tax it concerns and what the date in the letter means.
- Dealing with HMRC
- We act as your agent, request your full HMRC record and send the replies. You see what goes out.
- Rebuilding the records
- Where the paperwork is thin we reconstruct the bookkeeping and bring returns up to date before HMRC asks twice.
- Appeals and penalties
- Where a penalty is worth appealing we prepare and submit the appeal.
- Keeping it from happening again
- Bookkeeping, VAT, payroll and year-end on one fixed fee, with every deadline mapped for the year.
What going through every line of an HMRC account can turn up
A client came to us owing HMRC around £20,000 across Corporation Tax, VAT and Self Assessment, with no idea what the debts were for. We asked HMRC for the full picture and worked through it line by line.
Clients described by type. Names withheld.
- How it was found
- Much of the Self Assessment balance was payments on account based on estimates, so we filed his return early.
- What happened
- That part of the debt was cancelled, HMRC wrote off the interest charged on it, and he knew exactly what he owed.
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 from the first set of questions to knowing where you stand.
- Before you join
Your fee agreed in writing
You answer a few questions on the site. Mudassir reads them and replies the same working day, and 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 record gone through
We go through your past accounts, tax returns and HMRC records. This is where payments on account set too high and penalties worth appealing turn up.
- By ninety days
Every deadline mapped for you
We sit down with you on how you pay yourself and on your bookkeeping. You know what is coming up and who to call.
Who we are not right for
Businesses already late in an HMRC investigation, where the key deadlines have passed.
CIS construction subcontractors.
Charities, and one-off Self Assessment or capital gains returns with nothing ongoing.
If that is you, say so in the check and we will tell you straight rather than take the work.
HMRC investigation help in Barry: questions people ask
What does HMRC investigation help in Barry cost?
For our clients it costs nothing extra. Tax investigation cover is included free for every client, so if HMRC opens an enquiry we deal with it and you do not pay us more. Your ongoing accountancy work is a fixed fee agreed in writing before we start, and calls, meetings and emails are never charged on top.
Can you take over from my current accountant while HMRC is asking questions?
Usually yes, as long as the enquiry is not already late. We write to your current accountant for your records so you do not have to make that call, complete ID checks, and get authorised as your agent with HMRC. The handover carries no separate charge.
What happens if HMRC writes to me or opens a compliance check?
Send us the letter the day it arrives. We tell you which tax it concerns and what HMRC is actually asking for, then we reply as your agent and keep to the dates in the letter. We cannot promise an outcome, and every HMRC investigation we have handled, we have won.
Do I have to change my accounting software?
No. We work with the cloud software you already use. If you would rather move to Xero we do the migration free, but it is your decision and nothing about an HMRC enquiry depends on it. We can also keep the bookkeeping ourselves if your records are behind.
Do you have to be in Barry to help a Barry business?
We are based at Titan House in Cardiff Bay, about fifteen minutes up the road. Work is done remotely, in person at our office, or a mix. Over 90% of our clients are in South Wales, and we know the Welsh rules that accountants outside Wales miss, such as rates reliefs councils only give to businesses that apply.
Who will actually deal with HMRC on my file?
Supreme Consultants is an AAT licensed practice run by Shaista Awais MAAT, the director, and Mudassir Dehghani, our Practice Manager. One of them reads your questions and replies the same working day. If the answer needs longer, we still come back that day to say when.
Three ways to take the next step
Run the check
Answer a few questions and Mudassir reads them and replies the same working day with whether we can take it on.
Start the checkGot a letter in front of you?
Ring 029 2264 0550 or email us and ask what it means; calls and emails are free.
Ask Mudassir a questionStill deciding
The guides explain how HMRC checks start and what records they ask for first.
Read the guides