PKF Littlejohn Advisory Launches New Tax Arrears Solutions Service
London, UK – On Monday 10 November, 2025, PKF Littlejohn Advisory announced the launch of their new dedicated tax arrears solutions service. The service aims to help struggling businesses agree realistic and affordable repayment plans through HMRC’s ‘Time to Pay’ regime. This solution is available to all organizations that are having difficulty keeping up with their tax obligations.
The PKF Littlejohn team, led by Paul Reeves, Stephen Clancy, Paul Smith, and Mike Lee, will manage the Time to Pay process on behalf of businesses. They will conduct a thorough assessment of the organization’s VAT, PAYE, National Insurance, and Corporation Tax indebtedness, as well as its future trading prospects. This will allow them to negotiate a sustainable repayment plan with HMRC. Additionally, PKF Littlejohn can review a business’s recent VAT submissions to ensure that they are not overdeclaring or overpaying.
The new solution will be led from PKF Littlejohn’s Manchester office, which has recently expanded its team with the addition of four senior hires. Paul Reeves and Mike Lee were both part of the original Government Small Business Service’s Company Rescue Pilot Scheme, which ran between 2001 and 2023. This scheme was the forerunner to the current Time to Pay scheme.
Paul Reeves, Advisory and Restructuring Partner at PKF Littlejohn, stated, “Time to Pay can be the difference to help businesses stay afloat, restructure, and secure their future. This solution enhances our existing toolkit and expands the support we provide to clients. However, we don’t simply negotiate a Time to Pay framework on behalf of a business, we will review and investigate its total tax indebtedness and assess its immediate and future trading performance in order to make payments to HMRC more manageable.”
He continued, “Once our assessment has been completed, we will seek agreement of an appropriate repayment plan, helping to ensure the future survival of the business. Using a trusted, expert firm like PKF will give HMRC further confidence in the plan.”
Mike Lee, Director at PKF Littlejohn, added, “Companies throughout the UK and across almost every sector are struggling with rising costs and other pressures. While no business wants to be in a position where they are missing or delaying payments to HMRC, the reality is that, for some companies, it can be the only option to ensure that they can continue trading and preserve jobs. Time to Pay can help alleviate some of the immediate pressure on firms while ensuring future compliance and repaying HMRC in full.”
To learn more about PKF Littlejohn’s new tax arrears solutions service, visit their website at www.pkf-l.com/services/advisory-restructuring/tax-arrears-solutions-time-to-pay.
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