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Cannot Pay Taxes

kuanyin123
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Joined:Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:57 pm
Cannot Pay Taxes

Postby kuanyin123 » Wed Mar 24, 2021 3:07 pm

I shall make this brief and to the point. I lost my job back in December 2019 and haven't worked since. I have just turned 69 years and throughout last year and right up until the present day I have had to survive on my savings and State pension. I have received two letters in the past five days from the HMRC about unpaid tax for 2019 (approx. £5,000). The fact is I cannot pay this money. Any advice regarding my predicament would be helpful. I can only imagine there shall be 1,000s of Brits caught up in the same predicament!

bd6759
Posts:4254
Joined:Sat Feb 01, 2014 3:26 pm

Re: Cannot Pay Taxes

Postby bd6759 » Thu Mar 25, 2021 12:27 am

Come to an arrangement.

HezzilFac
Posts:5
Joined:Mon May 24, 2021 5:32 pm

Re: Cannot Pay Taxes

Postby HezzilFac » Mon May 31, 2021 7:51 am

What did you do in the end?

kuanyin123
Posts:4
Joined:Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:57 pm

Re: Cannot Pay Taxes

Postby kuanyin123 » Mon Sep 26, 2022 5:52 am

Just the other day I received yet another letter from HMRC and the 'unpaid taxes keep mounting. I am now 70 years old and live on a State pension. I shall never be able to pay the £7,000+ tax. And I would add my accountant settled all my personal and late company taxes back in early 2020!!

darthblingbling
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Joined:Wed Aug 02, 2017 9:09 pm

Re: Cannot Pay Taxes

Postby darthblingbling » Mon Sep 26, 2022 2:40 pm

Clearly something has gone wrong and you should figure out why HMRC believe you owe them.

They won't wipe it off because of sympathy, you'll either need to show it's incorrect or come to an arrangement to pay over a period of time.

Have you spoke to your previous accountant?


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