Appeal against HMRC late filing and late payment penalties or penalty points on reasonable excuse grounds, ask for a review, and appeal a Companies House late filing penalty – with guidance on what succeeds.
Accountancy practice – client documents
Penalty Appeal Letters – Reasonable Excuse (HMRC and Companies House)
About this document
Appeal letters and guidance for the most common penalty disputes: an HMRC appeal on reasonable excuse grounds (Self Assessment, MTD points, VAT, PAYE or CIS), a request for an HMRC statutory review, and a separate Companies House late filing penalty appeal with a second-stage letter.
The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.
Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.
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