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Tax investigation cover in Newport, included free with every fixed fee.
Tax investigation cover Newport owners usually pay a separate premium for is already inside our fee. If HMRC opens a check on your VAT return or your accounts, we handle the correspondence.
Most firms sell cover as a yearly add-on and bill the work on top. We cover it ourselves for every client, and every HMRC investigation we have handled, we have won. The fee we agree before we start does not move because a letter arrives.
In one lineSupreme Consultants is an AAT licensed accountancy practice in Cardiff Bay that acts for Newport businesses on a fixed fee agreed before work starts. Tax investigation cover is included free for every client, so HMRC enquiries are handled at no extra cost. Calls, meetings and emails are never charged for.
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 cover real? Three questions.
Answer by button, no email needed, and you will see where you stand.
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?
Do you know your fee will not change this year?
Three gaps, and the HMRC one is the expensive one to leave. Run the check and we will come back with a fixed fee in writing before you commit to anything.
Start the checkYou are in a reasonable position on part of this. The thing worth a conversation is who writes the reply when an HMRC letter lands, and who pays for it.
Start the checkYou are well served and there is no reason to move. Read the guides if you want to sense check anything before your next deadline.
Read the guidesWhat you get
HMRC enquiry cover at no extra cost
Every client has it, included in the fee. When a letter lands you ring us and we take it from there.
Know the fee before we start
We agree a fixed fee in writing before any work begins. Calls, meetings and emails are never charged for.
A reply the same working day
If the full answer needs longer, we still come back that day and tell you when to expect it.
What Newport owners tell us before they call
Three things we hear most weeks from people who have had a letter.
“A brown envelope from HMRC turned up about my VAT return and I did not know who to ring.”
It sat on the counter for three weeks. The window to respond had nearly gone by the time anyone read it properly.
“My accountant charges a yearly premium for investigation cover and I never understood what I was buying.”
He paid it four years running without asking a question. Nobody ever walked him through what it did.
“I rang about a letter and got an invoice for the ten minute call.”
She stopped ringing after that. The next letter waited in a drawer until the penalty arrived.
What changes once we take it on
We are appointed as your agent, so HMRC post reaches us when it reaches you. We draft the reply, send the records they ask for and tell you what we have said. Nothing extra appears on your invoice for any of it.
Cover sold as a policy, next to cover included in the fee
Both arrangements are common; the difference is who carries the work and the bill.
Cover bought as a yearly add-on
A separate premium sits on top of your accountancy fees.
You renew every year whether or not HMRC ever writes.
A claim goes to the insurer and the work is billed against it.
A call about the letter can still appear on your invoice.
With Supreme Consultants
Cover is included for every client inside the fixed fee.
We reply to HMRC as your agent and keep you posted.
Calls, meetings and emails about it are never charged for.
Every HMRC investigation we have handled, we have won.
Eight questions about your current set-up
Work down the list and count how many you can answer yes to.
Is your accountant authorised as your agent with HMRC?
Without it they cannot see your record or receive the post.
Would an HMRC letter be answered at no extra cost?
Ours is, because the cover sits inside the fee.
Do you know what your fee covers this year?
We put the figure and the scope in writing before any work starts.
Has anyone reviewed your last two tax returns?
Most first month reviews find something that was missed.
Are your VAT, payroll and accounts deadlines diarised?
We map the year ahead so you are not the one chasing us.
Can you ring with a small question without an invoice?
Calls, meetings and emails are never charged for here.
Are your bookkeeping records up to date this quarter?
Gaps in the records are what makes an HMRC check slow.
Did anyone charge you for Companies House ID verification?
We did it free for every existing client when the rule came in.
What we do when HMRC opens a check on you
The cover is included, and so is the work that comes with it.
All Services near you- Agent authorisation
- We are appointed with HMRC and Companies House, so notices and letters reach us as well as you.
- Replying to HMRC
- We draft the response and send the records they have asked for, keeping the whole exchange in one place.
- Calls and meetings
- If HMRC want to speak to someone, we do it, so you are not explaining figures on your own.
- Penalties and payments on account
- We appeal penalties where there is a case and fix payments on account that were set too high.
- Records brought up to date
- Where filings are overdue or paperwork is missing, we rebuild the records before HMRC asks twice.
What a close look at your records can turn up
A Spar franchisee running a convenience shop came to us still paying full business rates through Covid. Cardiff Council required an application for retail rates relief and nobody had told him.
Clients described by type. Names withheld.
- How it was found
- We spotted it in the first meeting while going through his costs line by line.
- What happened
- He got the money back and his rates were corrected going forward.
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
How switching to us works
Four steps, and the awkward conversation with your current accountant is not one of them.
- Before you join
A free introductory chat
Tell us where things stand. We will be straight about whether we are the right fit, and if we cannot genuinely help we will say so.
- Week one
Fee agreed and records moved
We complete your ID checks, agree your fixed fee in writing and send a clearance letter to your existing accountant so they hand your records over.
- First month
Your HMRC position reviewed
We go through past accounts, returns and HMRC records. This is where missed reliefs, payments on account set too high and appealable penalties turn up.
- By ninety days
A plan for paying yourself
We talk through salary against dividends so you keep as much as possible while staying compliant, and we tidy up your bookkeeping setup.
Who we are not right for
We do not take on CIS construction subcontractors.
We do not act for charities.
We cannot pick up a business that is already late in an HMRC investigation.
If none of those describe you, run the check and we will tell you what we would take on.
Tax investigation cover in Newport: questions people ask
How much does tax investigation cover cost in Newport?
Nothing on top. Tax investigation cover is included free for every client we act for, and the work that comes with an HMRC enquiry is covered by the same fixed fee you agreed before we started. There is no separate premium, no renewal and no charge for the calls and emails that go with it.
Can I switch accountants in Newport and keep cover from day one?
Yes. Cover applies to every client we act for, so it starts when your engagement does. We send the professional clearance letter to your current accountant ourselves, complete your ID checks, get authorised with HMRC and Companies House, and handle the handover of records. From your side it is mostly a matter of saying yes.
What happens if HMRC writes to me after I join?
You send us the letter and we take over the correspondence as your agent. We work out what HMRC is actually asking for, assemble the records, draft the reply and attend any meeting or call. Every HMRC investigation we have handled, we have won. No one can promise how HMRC will decide a case, and we will not.
Do I have to change my accounting software?
No. We work with the records you already keep, including spreadsheets and paper. If you want to move to Xero we migrate you across free of charge as part of switching, but it is your call and nothing about the cover depends on it. Plenty of clients carry on exactly as they were.
Is cover included for sole traders as well as limited companies?
Yes. Sole traders, partnerships, limited companies and community interest companies all get the same arrangement, because it is part of acting for you rather than a product we sell. We do not take on one-off self assessment or capital gains work, so this is for people we look after through the year.
Do I need to come to an office in Newport?
No. We are based at Titan House in Cardiff Bay, about twenty minutes from Newport, and we work remotely, in person, or a mix of the two. Most Newport clients send documents over and speak to us by phone. You are welcome at the office whenever you would rather sit down with us.
Three ways to take the next step
Run the check
It takes a couple of minutes, and we come back with a fixed fee in writing before any work starts.
Start the checkGot a letter already?
Send it over or ring us and we will tell you what HMRC is asking for; calls are free.
Ask Mudassir a questionStill deciding
The guides set out what HMRC asks for in a check and which records you need to hand.
Read the guides