Expert Support for Tax Enquiries and Investigations
When tax authorities initiate enquiries or investigations, ITIXA provides experienced professional representation and structured defence strategies to protect your financial position and ensure regulatory compliance.
Strategic Representation at Every Level of Risk
When HMRC raises questions about your tax affairs, the level of risk can vary significantly — from routine enquiries to serious fraud investigations and criminal proceedings.
Salhan Accountants provides structured, technically rigorous representation across the full spectrum of HMRC scrutiny. Our role is to protect your position, manage risk proportionately, and achieve the most favourable and defensible outcome possible.
Civil Enquiries & Compliance Checks
HMRC may review Corporation Tax, VAT, Self-Assessment or employer records due to discrepancies, unusual patterns, relief claims or risk profiling.
We provide:
- Technical review of HMRC enquiries
- Structured responses and evidence preparation
- Penalty mitigation using statutory defences
- Challenge of disproportionate assessments
- Representation in statutory reviews and appeals
Serious Civil Fraud – COP9
Where HMRC suspects serious fraud and issues Code of Practice 9, the matter requires specialist handling under the Contractual Disclosure Facility.
We manage:
- Disclosure strategy
- Forensic reporting
- Negotiation with HMRC Fraud Investigation Service
- Liability quantification
Early and structured advice is critical.
Criminal Investigations & POCA
Where allegations escalate to criminal proceedings, including Proceeds of Crime Act confiscation cases, we act as forensic accountants in support of defence teams.
We provide:
- Independent review of benefit figures
- Expert witness reporting
- POCA analysis and confiscation defence
- Strategic financial evidence for Crown Court proceedings
Our role is to manage enquiry risk and preserve your interests with professionalism at every stage.
These matters require immediate and specialist representation
Employment & IR35 Reviews
HMRC may review PAYE, NIC, IR35 or National Minimum Wage compliance.
We provide:
- IR35 status assessments
- Employer compliance representation
- Payroll risk reviews
- Defence against assessments and penalties
VAT Investigations
VAT disputes may involve repayment challenges, export evidence, or best-of-judgment assessments.
We assist with:
- Technical VAT defence
- Appeals and statutory reviews
- Recovery of valid VAT repayments
- Reduction of assessed liabilities
A Structured Approach
Across all investigations, our approach is consistent:
- Early risk assessment
- Technical defence based on legislation
- Controlled communication with HMRC
- Strategic negotiation
- Protection of financial and reputational interests
