HMRC warning as mum hit with 'large and unexpected' bill

You could beryllium breaking HMRC rules without realising it. (Image: Getty)

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is informing radical not to "get caught out" aft a mum was deed with a "large and unexpected bill". HMRC is, among different things, liable for the postulation of a fig of taxes and a caller societal media station has been addressed to "everyone".

The update, shared from the authoritative HMRC X relationship this week, reads: "Everyone tin larn to spot the signs of taxation avoidance. Don't get caught out." Part of a linked nonfiction included successful the station goes connected to explicate that knowing however you’re being paid is the "best mode to marque definite you don’t get caught up successful taxation avoidance".

HMRC guidance states that this applies to radical who are paid arsenic they earn, arsenic good arsenic those who are self-employed, and adds: "Checking your payslips and contractual arrangements volition assistance you corroborate you are paying the close magnitude of Income Tax and National Insurance contributions. Doing this volition mean you debar getting an unexpected taxation measure later."

People are advised to look retired for circumstances specified arsenic if much wealth arrives successful your slope relationship than the magnitude shown connected your payslip, and the receipt of immoderate untaxed payments, specified arsenic advances oregon loans. HMRC proposal continues: "The interaction of taxation avoidance is existent and could beryllium serious."

One woman, a single-mum and nurse, named Tanya, was "encouraged to get into a taxation avoidance scheme, which near her with a ample and unexpected taxation bill", HMRC said. She explained: "As a nurse, I spot my patients and they spot me.

"It’s a narration of care. I recovered the occupation done an bureau and erstwhile they recommended an umbrella institution for payroll services, I thought it was fine. I trusted the agency, I trusted the umbrella company, but they lied to me. I thought they’d instrumentality attraction of maine but they didn’t.

"They told maine not to interest and that they would instrumentality attraction of each my ineligible taxation issues. They sold maine the benefits of higher wage but this near maine owing HMRC money. Then the umbrella institution washed their hands of me. They disappeared and I’ve been near picking up the bill."