Tech director loses challenge to appeal £590k tax notice

A director of a technology company has been denied the right to appeal against a £590,000 demand from HMRC for security as the large sum of money ‘posed a risk to the revenue’

Ranvir Saggu, director of Blocksure, appealed several notice of requirements (NoRs) issued by HMRC in July 2022 related to the company’s PAYE and National Insurance contributions (NICs) liability.

In the notices HMRC stated that both the company and Saggu himself were liable for a security payment of £585,109, of which £310,210.41 was PAYE and £274,899.29 was NICs.

The notice was given to the appellants under Part 4A of Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 (PAYE Regulations) and Part 3B of Schedule 4 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 (NICs Regulations).

Only Saggu attended the tribunal after Blocksure informed the tribunal it would not be sending anyone.

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