Investigations

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HMRC have revealed details of plans to continue its alternative dispute resolution (ADR) system for large and complex cases.

The announcement comes just a week after it was confirmed that ADR had become part of the Revenue’s daily business for handling disagreements with small and medium-sized enterprises and individual taxpayers.

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Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has become part of normal HMRC business with individuals and small and medium-sized enterprise, the department has announced.

The launch follows extensive consultation with professional bodies and the voluntary sector, and a two-year trial period that the Revenue claimed as a success.

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Taxpayers who have kept silent about profit earned on the offloading of a residence other than their main homes have one month left to make use of an HMRC ‘amnesty’.

The property sales campaign is aimed at people who have made money on the sale of second homes in the UK or abroad – including those that have been rented out or used only for holidays – and have not paid the necessary capital gains tax (CGT).