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October 2008 News Archive


Annual General Meeting 2008     24 October 2008

The first Annual General Meeting of Tax Credit Casualties is scheduled for the afternoon of Saturday 8th November in Rotherham, with the time and venue to be confirmed.
 
All Voting Members are entitled to attend and to vote for the Management Committee. Items for consideration and the meeting need to be sent to sarah@taxcc.org by the end of Tuesday 28th October at the latest. 
 
To help in the booking of a suitable venue please email sarah@taxcc.org, as soon as possible, and let her know if you are planning to attend.
 
We do appreciate the logistics of getting to Rotherham are not viable for everyone, and we want to make sure your voice is heard, regardless of whether or not you can physically attend the meeting. So you will also be able to cast your vote on the TCC website, between 30th October and 5th November – but you MUST register as a Voting Member beforehand.

The AGM Agenda and Reports are available from our AGM 2008 page.

 
E-mails about AGM voting will be sent to Voting Members on 30th October 2008.
 
The AGM is important as you need to have an elected Management Committee to work on your campaign in the coming year. The meeting will also give you a chance to have your say on how we have performed so far and what we will do in the coming year.

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TCC on Facebook      11 October 2008

Lots of people have been asking if TCC are on Facebook, so here's the link to our profile :

  Tax Credit Casualties's Facebook profile

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'Diary of the Damned'      7 October 2008

We are pleased to announce that Tax Credit Casualties now have a blog - Diary of the Damned is the blog where Tax Credit overpayment victims can speak out, using their own words, and let the world know just how really, really bad the whole Tax Credit system is!

Ideally, we would like to post your day-to-day nightmares of dealing with the Tax Credit Office, so that it can be a diary that tells it like it really is. But, if you've got anything that needs saying, and it's printable, please send it in. Except for bad language, it really will be unedited and exactly in your own words.

Please send your e-mails to Blog@TaxCC.org - let's tell everyone what's really happening!

The TCC Blog has also been added to the buttons on the left.

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Tax Credit Casualties (TCC) is a voluntary, unfunded, not for profit organisation run by members for members. We cannot take any responsibility for decisions made by HMRC, The Parliamentary Ombudsman, The Adjudicator, or any other organisation, regarding claimants cases. We offer free advice on how to dispute unfair overpayments based on our own experiences, the experiences of other claimants and HMRC guidelines.
Please note that we are not tax professionals and are working on a voluntary basis, unpaid, in our ‘free time’. Between us, we have a lot of experience and knowledge in this area, gained over the last few years of supporting victims and helping them fight for justice and their rights. Legislation, operating practices and individual cases change all the time, and while we aim to be professional and accurate at all times, please understand the circumstances we are working under and accept our support, guidance and information in the sprit it is offered; goodwill and camaraderie.

Our Standards
TCC was established to provide advice and guidance on disputing recovery of non-fraud tax credit overpayments and to lobby for fundamental change on the inbuilt flaws and inequalities of the tax credit system. Whilst TCC provide guidance and information on how to handle disputes and even provide an advocacy service in some instances, neither TCC as an organisation not any participating members are responsible or liable for outcomes of disputes which remain wholly the remit of HMRC, the Adjudicator and/or the Parliamentary Ombudsman, as appropriate and dependent on the stage of dispute. 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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