Tax desk
Find it before the FTA does
A fixed-scope review of what you have already filed. We look for the positions that would not survive a questionnaire, and rank them by what they would cost if raised.
- Duration
- 2 to 3 weeks
- Output
- Ranked findings report
- Fee
- Fixed, quoted upfront
What it covers
What the engagement covers
The report is written to be acted on, not filed. Every finding carries an estimated exposure and what it would take to close it.
Ask what applies to you- Registration and tax period check
- Review of returns already filed
- Relief and exemption positions tested
- Related-party and transfer pricing exposure
- Record-keeping against FTA expectations
- Findings ranked by estimated cost
Who it is for
Three situations this is built for
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Before a transaction
A buyer's diligence will find what you have not looked for.
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After a change of advisor
Positions you inherited but never reviewed or agreed to.
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Before an audit is likely
Sector, size or a refund claim has raised your profile.
How it runs
Three stages, start to finished
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Review
Document request
One list, sent once: licences, returns, financials and the working papers behind them.
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Work
Testing
Positions tested against the law as it stands, not as it stood when they were taken.
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Close
Report and walkthrough
Findings ranked, then an hour with a partner to agree what to fix first.
Not included
What the fee does not cover
Listed because a scope is only clear when both halves are written down. Each of these is available; none is assumed.
- Fixing what the review finds
- Filing voluntary disclosures
- Ongoing return preparation
- Legal opinions on contested positions
Questions we get
Answered plainly.
No. The work is yours and the report is yours. Where an error is disclosable, we tell you the options and the cost of each, including doing nothing, and you decide.
Then the disputes desk is the better starting point. A health check is designed to be done before contact, not during it, when the sequence of what you disclose matters.
Same desk
Also under Tax & Compliance Advisory
Talk to the tax desk
Two weeks, a fixed fee, no surprises.
You get a ranked list of what is exposed and what each fix costs, whether or not you engage us to fix it.