Special Civil Investigations are an HMRC department responsible for Investigations into serious tax evasion or tax fraud where there has been significant potential loss of tax. This can be a very intrusive and worrying experience for both the individual who is subject to the tax investigation and an accountant who is not well versed in dealing with Special Civil Investigations.

Gilbert Tax specialise in helping people who have committed a tax fraud and who are subject to an enquiry by Special Civil Investigations. Gilbert tax aims to resolve the tax investigation in such a way as to minimise the liabilities as far as possible.

We

• Are non- judgemental.
  
• Rigorously defend your position within the scope and parameters of the law.
  
• Take control of the investigation.
  
• Focus on working towards the most cost effective and efficient way to achieve the closure of the tax investigation.
  
• Encourage you to concentrate on your business and leave dealing with the Inland Revenue to us.
  
• Pride ourselves on caring vehemently about our clients and that they are treated justly and fairly within the scope of the law.

Tax investigations conducted by Special Civil Investigations into suspected serious tax fraud are instigated from many sources including:

• Referral of normal Inland Revenue enquiries from Tax Inspectors as their tax investigation has uncovered a serious tax fraud.
• Voluntary disclosures of tax fraud.
• Information on tax fraud from third party sources such as off-shore banks.
• Exchanges of information with other UK authorities including VAT fraud discovered by HM Customs and Excise.
• Exchanges of information in relation to tax fraud with overseas authorities.
• Information gathered from off-shore bank account details provided to HMRC by various institutions.
  

In a recent development Special Civil Investigations has decided to focus to tax evasion relating to larger cases where the tax fraud is expected to total over £500,000.

Cases of suspected serious tax fraud below this limit are now dealt with by the Civil Investigation of Fraud departments. For further details relating to the Civil Investigation of Fraud procedures please click here.

Gilbert Tax has specialists who have assisted many individuals through the trauma of Special Civil Investigations unit tax investigations. The involvement of Special Civil Investigations is a very serious matter and Gilbert Tax's expertise can help to manage the tax enquiry effectively. Careful management of the tax investigation has the potential of reducing the tax, interest and penalties you may be required to pay.

On occasions people may be investigated by Special Civil Investigations without having committed a tax fraud and may wish to deny that they have any irregularities with their tax affairs. Gilbert Tax can also help in these situations.

For further details of how Gilbert Tax can help deal with a Special Civil Investigation of tax fraud enquiry please telephone 0800 734 3333 or click here