If you are working in the electrical industry, have not told HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) about all your income and now want to get your tax affairs back on track, use the Electricians' Tax Safe Plan (ETSP). An electrician is anyone who installs, maintains and tests electrical systems, equipment and appliances under stringent safety regulations.
If you are an electrician this guide explains how you can tell HMRC of your previously undisclosed income and pay what you owe.
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If you are an electrician and you've not yet told HMRC that you have started working for yourself or you've not disclosed all your income, you probably won't have paid the right amount of tax. If that's the case, you can use the ETSP to help get your tax affairs up to date.
If you take part in this campaign and tell HMRC about any income that you haven't previously disclosed:
It's basically a 'fresh start'. You can stop worrying about what might happen when HMRC find out that you've not been telling them about all of your income. It's a chance to start getting things right from now on, whilst knowing exactly how much it's going to cost to sort out things for earlier years.
To take advantage of this campaign you must:
If you have missed the deadline for notifying your intention to disclose, it will still be beneficial for you to tell HMRC as the penalty you pay will still be lower than it would be if HMRC comes to you first. To come forward now and voluntarily disclose you can call the Campaigns Voluntary Disclosure Helpline on Tel 0845 601 5041.
Read about making a disclosure under an HMRC campaign
Download HMRC Campaigns ETSP flow diagram (PDF 189K)
View a narrative guide to the HMRC Campaigns ETSP flow diagram (PDF 27K)
If your undisclosed income is not covered by the ETSP campaign you should phone the Campaigns Voluntary Disclosure Helpline on Tel 0845 601 5041.
