4 Eyes Ltd: VAT, Tax and Customs Consultants

Tax optimisation

4 Eyes Ltd advises a body representing the performing arts. Recently, we secured VAT savings of c£1m on a major refurbishment project.

4 Eyes Ltd works closely with its RSL clients and through this relationship has developed an innovative VAT structure to enable them to save all the VAT on new development projects. Furthermore, our VAT reviews regularly identify significant VAT savings across these businesses which would otherwise have been lost.

Tax second opinion

4 Eyes Ltd's clients regularly choose us for second opinions from their main lawyers or accountants on significant tax decisions. In one such case, we determined that a client had been ill advised by its lawyers. Having identified and quantified the errors, we secured full compensation.

Tax compliance

4 Eyes Ltd has experience in international movements of aircraft involving the UK. Movements through the UK involve a strict reporting and compliance regime. We also have considerable experience in advising airline service providers in relation to UK VAT matters.

Tax investigation support

4 Eyes Ltd successfully advised a German client on a criminal case involving £150m VAT, who following our work was dropped from the indictment. In cooperation with German lawyers, our clients' insolvency in Germany was withdrawn and the companys' assets were returned.

4 Eyes Ltd was instructed by a City law firm in the defence strategy of an indicted client in an alleged VAT conspiracy to cheat. Following the fullest review of the prosecution case by 4 Eyes Ltd and representations to HMRC, the case against the client was withdrawn by the prosecution.  13 others on the same indictement were convicted.

4 Eyes Ltd advised a large multinational where a UK subsidiary was under potential criminal investigation and VAT repayments were being inhibited. Following representations to and negotiations with HMRC, the business was brought into a compliant state and all monies were released.