My partner stopped being self employed 18 months ago. According to HMRC his tax return hasn’t been done by his accountant. His accountant says he’s done it and to leave it with him. This has been going on for months and now my partner can’t get in contact with his accountant and he’s since vacated his business premises. My partner has no other contact phone number or address. In the mean time my partner is being fined. I really don’t know what to do. Can anyone advise please. TIA
Hi, thanks for your advice. I’ve mentioned the same to my partner today. This is so frustrating and it’s starting to stress me out. We have enough outgoings and a 8 month old baby to support
He phoned them today and they couldn’t give a damn. .He asked how much he owed and they couldn’t give a answer without this code this code with his accountant has. The thing is is that that they owe him money rather than the other way round, but because the tax return has not been done he can’t get the money back.
Fiona, is it his 2015-2016 return? I imagine the code will be the Government Gateway code which will be on previous year’s tax returns if you have copies at home.
My suggestions - try ringing the tax office again, hopefully you’ll get a more sympathetic response. I’ve always found them helpful in the past (I usually start a telephone conversation with “I really need your help…” ).
Has the accountant completed previous tax returns for your husband? Do you have the accountant’s certification/registration number?
Check with Companies House if he is still trading. They should hold his current trading address.
Get in touch with the Institute of Chartered Accountants and see what advice they can offer.
Apart from that as the others have said, CAB will point you in the right direction.