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Self-Assessment scammers warning as January deadline nears

Newsletter issue – January 2025

It's sadly become all too common a trend in recent times, that the Self-Assessment Tax Returns deadline has become a time for criminals to exploit and target.

Attempts to scam the self-employed and others filling out their forms before the 31 January are ramping up, officials have warned.

In particular, taxpayers have been cautioned to look out for so called 'refund scams'. Watch out for emails that take this approach.

HMRC received nearly 150,000 referrals about possible scams in the last year. Around half of all scam reports (71,832) in the last year were fake tax rebate claims.

And it seems to be rising more and more as we approach the key deadline, with a reported 16.7% increase in all scams flagged to the tax man. Some 144,298 came between November 2023 and October 2024, up from 123,596 in the previous 12-month period.

The target for fraudsters is huge: there are millions of people due to complete their tax return and pay their taxes before 31 January.

In a statement, HMRC warned: 'Fraudsters are targeting people with offers of tax refunds or demanding payment of tax to get hold of personal information and banking details.

'HMRC will never leave voicemails threatening legal action or arrest, or ask for personal or financial information over text message - only fraudsters and criminals will do that.'

Kelly Paterson, Chief Security Officer at HMRC, said: 'Being vigilant helps you spot potential scams. And reporting anything suspicious helps us stop criminal activity and to protect you and others who could have received similar bogus communication. Our advice remains unchanged. Don't rush into anything, take your time and check 'HMRC scams advice' on GOV.UK.'

Further advice from HMRC:

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  • Accounts and Taxation
  • Accounts prepared on time and presented to you at your premises
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  • Practice manager training about bookkeeping
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Recurrent Annual Services based on fixed fee:

  • Accounts and Taxation
  • Accounts prepared on time and presented to you at your premises
  • Income tax calculations for Principles and Associates
  • Practice manager training about bookkeeping
  • 2-4 meetings in a year at your premises
  • Personal expenses
  • Payroll
  • SD55 for practice staff
  • Installation and training in respect of practice computerised accounting system
  • Unlimited telephone and email support for adhoc queries

Non - recurrent Services

  • VAT advice
  • Capital gains tax planning
  • Partnership agreements
  • Surgeries finances
  • Pension planning
  • Budget and cashflow planning
  • Inheritance Tax planning

Fees for non-recurrent services would be based on time involved and would be agreed before we start work on given task.

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Our specialist team provides a wide range of accounting and business services to General Practice.

Recurrent Annual Services based on fixed fee:

Dental Surgeries

Fees for non-recurrent services would be based on time involved and would be agreed before we start work on given task.

Recurrent Annual Services based on fixed fee: