Cabot Communications 2017 Tax Strategy

 

Cabot Communications Limited is a subsidiary of Vestel Elektronics in Turkey.

Cabot Communications Limited is a software house specialised mainly in digital TV software, DVB, HbbTV and smart TV technologies.  The company’s principle activity is developing digital TV software for Vestel Elektronics and contributing to Vestel’s digital TV development by providing support mainly for UK and for other EU countries.

In compliance with Schedule 19 to the Finance Act 2016, the company is publishing its tax strategy for the year ending 31 December 2017.

Our Tax Strategy

Cabot Communications Ltd is committed to complying with UK tax legislation and have identified risk areas in Corporation Tax, PAYE, NIC and VAT. Responsible persons have been appointed to these areas of Tax compliance. Regular meetings are held to review new compliance and ensure knowledge is up to date. Systems, controls and processes are monitored to aid the policing of this area.

Risk management & governance arrangement

Risk management is a critical element of Cabot’s everyday business activities and takes place at all levels of our organisation.

Cabot is committed to compliance with tax law and practice in the UK. Compliance for us means paying the right amount of tax in the right place at the right time.

Cabot Communications Ltd seek assistance from external professionals and tax specialists to mitigate risks.

·        We have a weekly review to check due dates for payment and filing deadlines.

·        We have developed a system to capture relevant financial data accurately to mitigate any risk.

·        We educate staff on issues of compliance and try to adhere to tax legislations on a prompt basis.

·        We seek help from external professionals in specialist tax areas and have timely communication with them to resolve any unclear issues.

·        We take immediate remedial actions when we find any errors/mistakes and have a control system is in place to prevent further occurrences.

·        We encourage staff to draw attention to any issues/uncertainties and take the relevant measurements to resolve the issues.

·        We proactively plan our workloads in order to perform on a timely basis reducing the risk of mistakes/errors, which will add value to all stakeholders.

Attitude towards tax planning and level of risk

We manage risks to ensure compliance with legal requirements in a manner which ensures payment of the right amount of tax.

Our attitude towards tax planning is to be aligned with our business strategy and disclose relevant facts to relevant tax authorities.

We will not put in place any arrangements that are contrived or artificial where the sole purpose of which is to reduce UK tax.

Relationship with HMRC

Cabot Communications Ltd seek to ensure that our engagement with HMRC is proactive, transparent, open and honest and is conducted in a co-operative manner. We aim to communicate promptly with HMRC by responding/taking actions or seeking advice either directly or via agents. We would seek to contact HMRC for any clearance issues in a timely and professional manner.

SIGNED
CENK AGAR
HEAD OF ENGINEERING, CABOT COMMUNICATIONS LTD.