There are many reasons to get help with a tax enquiry. The biggest reason is fairly simple and obvious to most people. The fact is, the HM Revenue and Customs inspectors are only out to get more taxes and money for the government. It is important that you have someone on your side that looks out for your rights, and makes sure that the inspectors are following the letter of the law. There are many ways that the inspectors may try to take advantage of your ignorance and the fact that you are alone in your HMRC enquiry. Don’t let this happen to you!

A good example is one man that had an aspect enquiry opened because he claimed the loft space of his home for business use on his self assessment. The investigators did not want to allow this claim, simply because the water heater for the home was also in the loft! The gentleman was facing hefty penalties for the mistake, as well as additional taxes going back several years. Fortunately, he was able to secure the help of tax consultancy and avoid the situation entirely. 

Another good example of why you need help with aspect enquiries is that one company made an honest mistake, a typo really, on their self assessment forms one year. Because of the size of the corporation, the aspect enquiry was quickly shaping up to become a full enquiry that would have resulted in a lot of time and money being spent by the company. Thankfully, due to their Aspect Enquiry Cover, they were able to secure an agent and head off the full enquiry.