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Last reviewed 10 October 2026 · How Tax Letters checks its facts
A real HMRC letter, walked through paragraph by paragraph. HMRC’s words are on the left, exactly as a professional body published them. What each paragraph means is on the right, with the source beside every fact. Where a letter carries a date, the page says whether it is HMRC’s ask or the law’s.
- HMRC’s provisional figures letterHMRC’s reminder to replace provisional figures on a Self Assessment return: its words as published, and what each paragraph means.The full guide to this letter
- HMRC’s cryptoassets letterHMRC’s letter to people it thinks may have underpaid tax on cryptoassets: its words as published, and what each paragraph means.The full guide to this letter
- HMRC’s let property letterHMRC’s letter asking people to tell it about income from letting property: its words as published, and what each paragraph means.The full guide to this letter
These are the letters opened so far. A letter is added only when its text can be read from a copy that HMRC issued and that GOV.UK or a professional body published, with the link beside it. Information, not advice: each page explains what a letter says and where the answer comes from.