Tax amnesty for gas fitters

02-03-2010

Following tax amnesties for offshore account holders and healthcare professionals, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) may offer a new disclosure opportunity for heating engineers and gas fitters to declare tax irregularities.

It is expected such a scheme would be similar to that for doctors, where they are encouraged to come forward and declare past tax irregularities, which would be subject to a guaranteed penalty of 10%, rather than the maximum 100% which could be imposed if they were to be investigated by HMRC.

Any such amnesty would form part of HMRC's clamp down on unpaid taxes, where it is checking on earnings and tax declarations for a number of industry sectors and professions.