Our approach
Forensic auditing is a complex subject that involves in-depth analysis of previous local authority tax payments. Our combined auditing and surveying expertise focuses on the identification of historic rate account anomalies and technical angles, leading to the recovery of monies from charging authorities.
The savings we recover through this auditing process will typically arise from:
- Historic overpayments
- Application of reliefs
- Billing errors
- Certification issues
- Unclaimed credits
- Legislative changes
Our team of experts offer a ‘stand-alone’ forensic audit. This desk-top investigation of past accounts is relatively quick to process across portfolios, doesn’t clash with existing appeal instructions and, importantly, requires minimal client input.
Our initial step involves a detailed review of your past tax charges to ‘flag up’ any anomalies that could lead to a refund of overpayments.
This analysis is part of an exploration of the savings angles that may apply to existing or former properties. In many cases, we have identified the potential recovery opportunity prior to making contact.
We will make contact with the charging authorities to verify the account history for each anomaly identified.
With your written authority to investigate these accounts, the recovery process will involve negotiations and the research criteria unique to each property.
This process is a self-financing activity. All fees are calculated on an agreed percentage of the savings recovered by the audit.
The performance fees are only invoiced once the savings are received.
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We provide the professional insight and resources of a leading firm of Chartered Surveyors in conjunction with internal auditing expertise. Our approach offers clients the assurance of integrity throughout the process, allied with a performance-related ethos.
