HMRC can enquire into any statutory return (or amendment of that return) or statutory claim to check if the return / claim has been prepared correctly or if further information is required.
HMRC’s internal manuals state that there is no statutory definition of an enquiry, so it carries its normal dictionary meaning of `seeking information, asking, questioning’. In practice the nature and extent of enquiries will vary considerably.
HMRC has historically referred to ‘full enquiries’ covering a tax return as a whole, and ‘aspect enquiries’ dealing with one or more matter(s). However, the legislation does not distinguish between different types of enquiries. Therefore, all enquiries into tax returns are legally enquiries into the full return, even if in practice HMRC only need to check part of the return.
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