I Owe 35K On Vat From Past Business. Joint Mortgage On House. Debt In My Name. Can Hmrc Take My House. I Have 2 Young Children. Offered A Payment Plan Which They Refused

[Lewby]

worried sick

[ToraToraTora]

Yes

[andy-hughes]

This is not something that has a generic answer - it depends entirely on your individual circumstances.

Contact a solicitor immediately for some advice.

[Buenchico]

HMRC can't take your house directly but they can apply to a court to have you made bankrupt (which nearly always means losing your home):
https://www.gov.uk/if-you-dont-pay-your-tax-bill/overview

[Islay]

If they have refused your attempt at paying it off then that is because they believe that you can afford more - have you declared everything?

[yogi-bear]

I would take Andy's advice now and contact a solicitor asap......If the answer to Islay's question is no, then you could try, through your solicitor even, making them a more agreeable offer on a payment plan, at least seeing what they would accept.
They are not going to accept a token offer, so your monthly payment must be quite high.....otherwise they will go after you.

[Peter Pedant]

They (HMRC) can demand immediate payment
and are not obliged to accept a payment plan

and yes you need a tax lawyer
who handled the case before ?

or is this the first stage where the HMRC have assessed you ?
in either case you need proper advice
for which you are gonna have to pay