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Charity Commission update - investment guidance for trustees
In August 2023, the Charity Commission released their updated investment guidance for trustees. In this article we look at what’s changed and the key points charity trustees need to be aware of. … Read more
Insight – 15.12.23
Safeguarding your client's money
When you're holding money on account of your costs, a deposit or handling administration on an administration of an estate, this money needs safeguarding. … Read more
Upcoming event – 23.01.24
Inside a Deal - Sue Stoneman
In the third of our ‘Inside a Deal’ series, Meera Shah, Head of M&A, will be joined by Sue Stoneman, founder, former CEO and now Chair of NKD. … Read more
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It’s important to understand the various means by which HMRC are likely to communicate with you. The first thing to remember is that although HMRC may send emails in certain circumstances, they never send emails requesting personal information or advising of refunds. If you find an email in your inbox to this end, purporting to be from HMRC, it will not be from them. No matter how tempting the message or how large the ‘repayment’, delete the email straight away or send it to HMRC at phishing@hmrc.gov.uk and then delete it. If the email is opened by accident, do not click on any website links, open any attachments or reply to the email.
Similarly, HMRC may contact you via text message to inform you of claims, or to remind you to submit Self-Assessment tax returns, but they will never ask for personal information and genuine texts from HMRC will not include links to any websites.
It is also important to note that HMRC will never contact you by WhatsApp or telephone. If you are approached in either of these ways, it will not be them, so delete the message or hang up.
Although HMRC do have a Twitter account, they will never use it to ask you to contact them for repayments or to provide information. If you do have a Twitter account, the best way to protect yourself is to become familiar with HMRC’s Twitter account so that bogus Twitter accounts can quickly be identified for what they are.
In recent years, scammers have been relying on people being confused by the volume and speed with which the government have shared information on COVID-19 support and reliefs. By linking these scam messages to the latest official information, you’re more likely to be at risk of being unable to identify the bogus ones from the legitimate ones.
View HMRC's full guidance here.
It’s important to understand the various means by which HMRC are likely to communicate with you. The first thing to remember is that although HMRC may send emails in certain circumstances, they never send emails requesting personal information or advising of refunds. If you find an email in your inbox to this end, purporting to be from HMRC, it will not be from them. No matter how tempting the message or how large the ‘repayment’, delete the email straight away or send it to HMRC at phishing@hmrc.gov.uk and then delete it. If the email is opened by accident, do not click on any website links, open any attachments or reply to the email.
Similarly, HMRC may contact you via text message to inform you of claims, or to remind you to submit Self-Assessment tax returns, but they will never ask for personal information and genuine texts from HMRC will not include links to any websites.
It is also important to note that HMRC will never contact you by WhatsApp or telephone. If you are approached in either of these ways, it will not be them, so delete the message or hang up.
Although HMRC do have a Twitter account, they will never use it to ask you to contact them for repayments or to provide information. If you do have a Twitter account, the best way to protect yourself is to become familiar with HMRC’s Twitter account so that bogus Twitter accounts can quickly be identified for what they are.
In recent years, scammers have been relying on people being confused by the volume and speed with which the government have shared information on COVID-19 support and reliefs. By linking these scam messages to the latest official information, you’re more likely to be at risk of being unable to identify the bogus ones from the legitimate ones.
View HMRC's full guidance here.
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