SELF-ASSESMENT PENALTY NOTICE sa326 - error

[TheresaR]

Hi all

I've just received a heart-stopping series of letters from the Inland Revenue - 2 SA326 penalty notices and 1 SA300 'Self-Assesment statement of account' - it lists fixed penalties going back to tax year 2000-2001 plus interest and now exceeds £1900. I'm totally bemused as I have been PAYE (with no additional income) for all of this time. I've checked and double checked the Inland Revnue site and can't see that I was eligible for Self-Assessment returns during that time.
Can anyone help? to complicate matters, I recently moved to the USA and am terrified that I'll have to return to the UK for an official appeal hearing - I have started a new job here and can't afford to take the time off, let alone the cost of travel.
many thanks

[deanshepherd]

Hi Theresa

I would recommend seeking professional advice to get this matter sorted as swiftly and painlessly as possible.

Either you or your adviser should first of all contact the Revenue and find out what tax returns are outstanding and when they were issued. I am assuming you are a higher rate taxpayer and may therefore have further tax to pay on any other income you have such as bank interest/dividends.

To put your mind at rest, it is extremely unlikely that you will have to return to the UK to get this matter sorted.

If you use the 'Find a professional' link to the right, most advisers offer a free initial consultation, as indeed do I.


Dean Shepherd
dean.shepherd@mmi-online.co.uk
MMI Accountancy
www.mmi-online.co.uk