The Worldwide Disclosure Facility is HMRC’s route for a voluntary disclosure that involves offshore interests. It exists because the UK wants the offshore part of the tax gap closed, and because automatic exchange of information now makes “HMRC will never see this account” a bad bet.
Individuals, companies, partnerships and trustees can use it. It is not always the right door: in some cases an ordinary disclosure or COP9 is safer. Entering the WDF does not stop HMRC opening a criminal investigation if the facts are that serious. We review before anyone presses submit.
Why people review now
Offshore legislation has moved quickly, including anti-avoidance aimed at structures you may not have built yourself. The Common Reporting Standard shares financial data between tax authorities. HMRC’s Connect system reads billions of data points. Offshore penalties can be very high, and naming powers exist. A review is cheaper than an enquiry that starts from a CRS match.
How Solaratax helps
We map the offshore interests, choose the facility or the COP9 path, and write the disclosure. Related reading: our voluntary disclosure page and the existing tax disclosure service.
Call 01615 314179 or email enquiries@solaratax.co.uk for a free, confidential discussion. We will not contact HMRC in your name until you instruct us to act.
Questions we are asked
Related investigations
Offshore tax investigations
CRS data, information notices and purchased leaks: HMRC already knows more about foreign accounts than most people assume.
HMRC voluntary tax disclosure
Telling HMRC before they tell you. Unprompted disclosure is how penalties fall and how criminal risk is reduced.
Residence and domicile enquiries
Whether you are UK tax resident, and how historic domicile claims still matter for earlier years.
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