Hi All,
First a little background..
I was an employee on PAYE during the 10/11 tax year up until 13th March 2011, after that I became non-resident and moved overseas. Still have a house in UK I've rented out since 25th March 2011.
I filled in leaving UK (P85) and non-resident landlord forms indicating that my rental income would be way below income tax threshold. Never received a tax return request from HMRC, although they did contact me about a rebate I was owed.
So a few days ago I got a letter saying I owed £1200 for late 10/11 filing _pale_. I called HMRC to say I never received a request, but they're insisting one was sent to me. Would I have any chance of appealing this?
The kicker is that I don't actually owe any tax and so I would have submitted immediately. The size of the fines are just plain crazy :(
First a little background..
I was an employee on PAYE during the 10/11 tax year up until 13th March 2011, after that I became non-resident and moved overseas. Still have a house in UK I've rented out since 25th March 2011.
I filled in leaving UK (P85) and non-resident landlord forms indicating that my rental income would be way below income tax threshold. Never received a tax return request from HMRC, although they did contact me about a rebate I was owed.
So a few days ago I got a letter saying I owed £1200 for late 10/11 filing _pale_. I called HMRC to say I never received a request, but they're insisting one was sent to me. Would I have any chance of appealing this?
The kicker is that I don't actually owe any tax and so I would have submitted immediately. The size of the fines are just plain crazy :(