Hi All
My dad operates as a small sole trader, when I say small I mean turnover of less than €25k p.a. He has an autoparts shop and would be pretty behind the times. The state pension keeps him ticking over and the shop keeps him out of the house.
He got notified this week of an Aspect Query from Revenue with three queries thereon.
Two are very simple and he will be able to lay his hands on the required documents, however for the 3rd he has been asked to produce invoices for purchases from one particular UK based wholesaler for the period 2009 - 2016.
He does hold onto invoices for a year or two (though I still wouldn't be certain that some dont end up in the bin) in order to complete his income tax return but beyond that his record keeping is dire.
He has contacted this supplier for copies but they have advised that they were taken over by another firm last year and may not have all records.
What is the best approach to take in such an instance with Revenue? In monetary terms I expect that any discrepancy as a result of missing invoices would be in the very low 100's, there are literally days where he takes in €50 or €60 in sales.
But as I alluded to, his record keeping system is rubbish and I would be worried what could happen next. He is very stressed since he received the letter
Edit: should have added that he stopped employing an accountant a number of years ago due to cost. Himself and mum put together a simple P&L/Balance Sheet each year on excel
My dad operates as a small sole trader, when I say small I mean turnover of less than €25k p.a. He has an autoparts shop and would be pretty behind the times. The state pension keeps him ticking over and the shop keeps him out of the house.
He got notified this week of an Aspect Query from Revenue with three queries thereon.
Two are very simple and he will be able to lay his hands on the required documents, however for the 3rd he has been asked to produce invoices for purchases from one particular UK based wholesaler for the period 2009 - 2016.
He does hold onto invoices for a year or two (though I still wouldn't be certain that some dont end up in the bin) in order to complete his income tax return but beyond that his record keeping is dire.
He has contacted this supplier for copies but they have advised that they were taken over by another firm last year and may not have all records.
What is the best approach to take in such an instance with Revenue? In monetary terms I expect that any discrepancy as a result of missing invoices would be in the very low 100's, there are literally days where he takes in €50 or €60 in sales.
But as I alluded to, his record keeping system is rubbish and I would be worried what could happen next. He is very stressed since he received the letter
Edit: should have added that he stopped employing an accountant a number of years ago due to cost. Himself and mum put together a simple P&L/Balance Sheet each year on excel