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Services to tax professionals
A major part of our business is giving ad hoc advice to other professionals. We can give independent expert advice on all direct tax matters affecting owner-managed businesses and their owners. The service we offer ranges from a quick second opinion by phone through to implementation of an entire tax planning strategy or the management of a complex HMRC investigation disclosure report. Professional clients can also take advantage of quarterly tax seminars: our innovative email updating service BrassTax: and of tax surgeries.
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Sometimes you may find that you quickly need to check on a point of view or get a second opinion. That’s the time when a telephone call to one of our advisers can be the best solution. We don’t have complex subscription arrangements and we don’t give “free” advice. We just bill you for the time we spend giving you useful constructive authoritative advice. And if you don’t agree that the advice is useful constructive and authoritative we tear up the bill. What could be fairer?
020 8922 9201 is our tax helpline number for general enquiries, which is manned by a consultant throughout the working day. Calls to our helpline are charged at a special rate: a ten-minute call will cost just £40 + VAT.
Alternatively, email us on help@bkltax.co.uk, our dedicated email address for general enquiries. We aim to give at least an initial response to any emails sent to this address within one working day, though we are usually much quicker than this.
As well as our general tax-help email and phone contacts you may also of course contact any of our consultants direct. Availability of individual consultants will naturally vary according to their other commitments; so for the fastest response on general queries we recommend you use our dedicated email address help@bkltax.co.uk or phone line 020 8922 9201.
Ad hoc advice is only the start of what we can do. We can give as much or as little assistance as you may need on a client matter, be it preparing a report on planning possibilities and pitfalls; ghosting correspondence with HMRC; or drafting clearance applications and implementation documents. We are also able to advise on taking appeals to tribunal and even take the case for your client if you wish.
Even local district enquiries (including, increasingly, IR35 and Status enquiries) can throw up matters on which a second opinion from a former District Inspector can be helpful. What powers do HMRC have? Are they acting reasonably? Case referred to Serious Civil Investigations Office are another matter altogether: such cases will always be dealt with highly professional and determined investigators on the other side and presenting the best case for your client will usually be a very demanding and time-consuming exercise. We are experienced in dealing with the form and content of disclosure reports and can either review and supervise the disclosure or – if you wish - take responsibility for the whole matter.
Tax surgeries - your own tax expert for a day
This can often be a cost-effective way of buying in specialist tax advice. One of our tax consultants will visit your practice and be yours exclusively for either a full or half-day. You can use the consultant in any number of ways. You may wish, for example, to:
Bounce ideas around or get a second opinion in particular cases
Explore the possibilities of tax planning for particular clients
Update yourself and your team on particular areas of tax
Conduct a client surgery, inviting selected clients to an expert consultation.
You choose how the time is structured so that you get the best value from your investment.
Surgeries can be arranged either on a one-off basis or on a regular weekly, monthly or quarterly basis to suit your needs. For details of cost and availability please call us or email surgeries@bkltax.co.uk.
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