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HMRC Still Can’t Take Responsibility!
As you will have seen in the media over the past few weeks, a new process of tax reconciliation is showing up a far larger scale of PAYE underpayment than usually seen. So now PAYE tax underpayments are crippling people and HMRC still haven’t learned to take responsibility.
Although this was warned about several months ago … Read the Rest …
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HM Revenue & Customs 2009-10 Accounts
This week we learn from the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report on HMRC’s 2009-10 accounts that the Treasury is still struggling to recover tax credit overpayments made in error.
Thanks to the efforts of Tax Credit Casualties and other welfare groups and charities to advise people of their rights, HMRC’s “collection rate for tax credits … Read the Rest …
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The Real Cost Of HMRC Blunders
Read the article, by Tanya O’Rourke, at the Bradford Telegraph & Argus
I have been working with Tax Credit Casualties for 5 years and in that time have heard many, many examples of how the system is failing hard working claimants, but this week I have heard a claimant’s story to top them all!
Lisa-Marie Holmes is … Read the Rest …
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Stories Of Hardship Upon Injustice
Over the years, HMRC have always stated that they will consider any hardship issues caused by the repayment of Tax Credit overpayments. Different issues of the COP26 comic have mentioned it in different ways. The current version of COP26 actually mentions the word twice, without actually saying anything helpful.
But here’s a question, and hopefully someone … Read the Rest …
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Revenue ‘Failing To Answer Calls’
More than 40% of calls to HM Revenue and Customs last year went unanswered despite a drive to encourage phone queries.
Read the BBC news report
Now why doesn’t this surprise us? Because anyone who has tried to contact HMRC by phone to sort out a problem, or query an award notice, or report a change of … Read the Rest …
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Cancelling Your Tax Credit Claim For 2008/09
We have had a few enquiries from very frustrated people who want to cancel their Tax Credit claim for the coming tax year, but are having severe difficulties getting the message across to HMRC. It seems that HMRC just can’t understand that some people simply don’t want even more debt piled on their shoulders. People … Read the Rest …
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HMRC Deleted 1m Records ‘By Mistake’
Article by Amanda Banks (Tax News)
A report released last week by the UK’s Public Accounts Committee contains severe criticism of the Inland Revenue’s administration of its Tax Credit system, and reveals that housekeeping software installed by the Inland Revenue to delete old cases also deleted almost one million live tax records between 1997 and … Read the Rest …
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Who We Are: Tax Credit Casualties (TCC) is a voluntary, unfunded, not for profit UK organisation run by members for members. We offer free advice on how to dispute unfair overpayments based on our own experiences, the experiences of other claimants and HMRC guidelines.
Our Standards: TCC was established to provide advice and guidance on disputing recovery of non-fraudulent tax credit overpayments, and to lobby for fundamental change on the inbuilt flaws and inequalities of the tax credit system. TCC operate in a professional manner and endeavour to give accurate and appropriate advice based on information provided by members. TCC endeavour to respond to members as quickly and efficiently as possible, given the voluntary nature of the organisation and limited resources available. TCC is an inclusive organisation and will treat all members in a fair and equitable manner.
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