25euronote
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. When the return is done, all the backup should be there, not sure why it took two weeks to get the back up.
After the audit I looked at my a/cs in more detail and discovered that incorrect write backs were done for light and heat,
these are just a few of the things when I reviewed my accounts after the revenue audit.
2012 accounts were done and paid for but when I went on ROS I saw the accountants never submitted them.
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No, they can insist on being given whatever books & records exist, in whatever format they exist. I'd say there's crossed wires there - most people with a business of any kind of size will use excel or bookkeeping software to prepare their books, so the tax official will want the soft copy of such a record, rather than a printout. That's just common sense on their part, as its infinitely quicker to check it in excel than with pen & calculator!Joe can revenue force you to compile your accounts in a certain way. Euro25 seems to have his accounts in paper accountancy books rather than an excel. Can they really insist that he put everything in excel to make their lives easier?
In relation to audits, do they really flash ID's and read you your writes and scare the living daylights out of you telling you of the dire consequences if you've forgotton something.
(This reminds me of my accountant warning me about what he'd seen auditors do in his office to a client, very unprofessional approach by revenue is what is left with me and a scary experience, can't remember exactly but I decided if that were ever to happen to me I'd record the whole thing)
The accountants submitted y/e 12 returns, but not the accompanying accounts.
Firstly, 2200 + vat was for use of a cubicle in an office for 8 hours. There was no communication between the revenue and my accountants.
This is a good example of you worrying about things that 'may' happen rather than things that will. 'To the best of my knowledge' is usually the line here as long as it's not too far-fetched you will bo OK. I know it's easy for me to say but you need to focus on what is happening and not what might happen.My question was if I am mentally unstable and I make a return and sign it, and it is subsequently found to be defective / inaccurate, do I have a defense?
No, they can insist on being given whatever books & records exist, in whatever format they exist. I'd say there's crossed wires there - most people with a business of any kind of size will use excel or bookkeeping software to prepare their books, so the tax official will want the soft copy of such a record, rather than a printout. That's just common sense on their part, as its infinitely quicker to check it in excel than with pen & calculator!
I got the letter. I rang the tax office. I spoke to the person who wrote the letter. I was told they wanted the records by email and on excel. I was not given any options. When I had prepared them on excel (and note Joe, I usually do prepare them on excel). I phoned the same individual and explained that i did not have time to scan 20 invoices for email. The individual said "sure drop them in when your passing"
Firstly, Revenue officers are required to identify themselves to you and show their authorisation card to confirm their identity and that they are authorised to be there.
Its not what you have to do that matters, its how you do it. As I said, when I explained my circumstances there atitude changed. At the end of day 2 I got an apology.
Under the Code of Practice for Revenue Audit and other Compliance Interventions, the auditor is required to explain the benefits of making a disclosure, and give the taxpayer an opportunity to make one, before they begin examining records.
I'm in no way suggesting no Revenue officer has ever been mean or intimidating to a taxpayer, but I'm very conscious that we only have one part of a story here.
This is a good example of you worrying about things that 'may' happen rather than things that will. 'To the best of my knowledge' is usually the line here as long as it's not too far-fetched you will bo OK. I know it's easy for me to say but you need to focus on what is happening and not what might happen.
This is the correct approach and has been standard for self-assessment business taxpayers for many years at this stage. Your tax return includes extracts from your accounts. Unless these are included, the return won't upload to ROS.
Im merely stating what ROS says on the screen in front of me.
Neither of these statements makes any sense whatsoever.
This post will be deleted if not edited immediately wept. I got a bill of 2,200 from the auditors for the rental of a cubicle in their office for one day. A senior partner walked in on the meeting introduced him self and left. There was no further interaction. When I queried this bill (bear in mind the revenue spent day 2 in my house) I was told that I should have had insurance to cover the cost of a revenue audit.
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