Tim Walsh – the Defender of Claims
Tim Walsh CTA MBA
Research and Development Tax Specialist | Chartered Tax Adviser | Consultant | Regional Director at RandDTax AND Capital Allowances Consultant at CA Advisory Services Ltd.
Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear a polo shirt and sit in an office, working hard to make sure you can sleep well at night, knowing that your activities qualify, your report is robust, your figures are accurate, and your claim is in safe hands as it’s prepared to be handed over to the HMRC inspector.
However, Tim’s work doesn’t stop with handing over your claim. Unlike many, Tim is there if an HMRC inspector is seeking to review the accuracy and legitimacy of your claim.
As more companies have sought to benefit from the R&D scheme, we have seen a significant increase in enquiries as HMRC put in place stricter claim review policies and anti-abuse measures. An enquiry will usually take several months to resolve, leading to stressful and time-consuming back-and-forths with HMRC. An ineffective response to HMRC’s initial query runs the risk of increasing the scope and length of the enquiry, potentially affecting your company’s reputation.
An effective response to HMRC’s enquiry – this is the time for Tim to put his cape on to handle your communications with HMRC to resolve your compliance check as quickly as possible while safeguarding your reputation. It is imperative to take expert advice to deal with the enquiry as soon as it is raised by the HMRC to avoid the risk of the claim becoming irrecoverable. Tim will manage your investigation from start to finish to satisfy the HMRC inspector’s concerns, saving you time, protecting your claim and ensuring you receive the correct outcome.
Tim’s defence strategy will include answering your inspector’s questions and providing supporting evidence with full reference to the relevant parts of the legislation. In an event of an interview with HMRC, Tim will prepare you to navigate through difficult questions and be with you in the interview. Once your enquiry’s resolved, Tim will stay on top of the payment process, ensuring your tax credit isn’t delayed any further.
With such a hero at your side, you can sleep well, exercising your creative and technical mind, dreaming about new innovations you will be introducing at work.
Tim’s super-hero reputation is spreading beyond our own clients. You don’t have to be our client to fully benefit from Tim’s support following an HMRC enquiry. Tim, the Defender of Claims, is happy to help if you’ve gone solo in preparing your claim and are now facing an enquiry, or to take over if your claim was prepared by your accountants who haven’t got the time and technical expertise to tackle the enquiry.
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Although Tim is always giving his 100%, he is not almighty. The claim must include qualifying activities and sufficient technical evidence to support it, whilst also be for the correct accounting period and contain correct values.
Even if you are not facing an enquiry into your R&D tax relief claim, but have any doubts, Tim can take a proactive approach to review your previous submissions to provide peace of mind and ensure you have confidence that your claim is robust, correct and defendable in case of an enquiry.
Get in touch with Tim Walsh on his mobile 07868 304 863 or via email:
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