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Tax Credits Overpayment Recovery
Hi all, My client was overpaid WTC and CTC for 5 months. Stopped work through severe depression and did not tell IR. Did not make claim for IS and
ib28-Jul-04 10:10 AM0581
Challenging Tax Credit Decisions
I have been looking at the question of how to challenge Tax Credit Overpayment decisions and I am in the need of some advice. As i understand it th
loliver26-Jul-04 07:30 PM
by Derek
5802
Tax credit enquiry
Has anyone any experience of dealing with a client who has had a tax credit enquiry? Client has received a letter saying IR is coming to her home t
Lorraine22-Jul-04 03:24 PM
by Lorraine
4805
overseas earnings
Hi I'm just starting to look into this situation but thought I would see if anyone out there has already done so. Client lives in UK works abroad (
Euan_Henderson22-Jul-04 01:11 PM
by loliver
1410
Underpaid tax credits
My client is a pensioner who has a dependant daughter. Before he went to live permanently in residential care, her husband was the Child benefit cl
Shona22-Jul-04 08:04 AM0389
relevant income
Client started work in Feb 04 after long period on IS and HRC DLA. Husband doesn't work, also on HRC DLA. Earned aprox £2700 in 2003/4. Estimated
meganb21-Jul-04 07:30 PM
by meganb
3557
New partners income
Can u help me? My client was living alone with son in April-December 03 and getting WTC/CTC. In Dec.03 her new partner moved in so all Tax Credit stop
Rachel20-Jul-04 07:25 PM
by HelenA
2485
tax credits and public funds
people may have seen the latest news on rights net about" mixed messages from the government regarding the tax credits now being made public funds"?
jav20-Jul-04 12:11 PM
by shawn
1543
Unanswered questions on tax credits
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is compiling a list of unanswered questions about tax credits and a wish list of improvements. Thi s covers
JohnA16-Jul-04 05:59 PM0563
TCO fax number a security risk
We tel TCO to ask for the fax number of section dealing so we could send clients authority and letter about issue. We were advised that IR can't give
Peter Turville16-Jul-04 11:12 AM
by brian smith
2592
Tax Credit overpayment recovery - hardship
My client was overpaid in 03-04. When her renewal form is processed her 04-05 award will be cut by 25% to recover the overpayment, but - because this
Derek14-Jul-04 12:47 PM
by Gareth Morgan
4802
Better Off!
We have an issue with the local JC+ who have been conducting "better off" interviews with clients who will come off IS and migrate on to CTC in Januar
Semitone13-Jul-04 03:22 PM0416
CTC / IB rip off?
I could've got this all wrong, but I have a client who gets £64 IB, lone parent, 4 kids under 16. As of April 6 04 she is not entitled to IS because H
L Andrews08-Jul-04 09:01 AM
by Euan_Henderson
91430
SDA and working tax credit
I have someone who is working, and payments are made for CTC and WTC. Partner was in receipt of SDA in 2001/02, so this would not have counted as inco
matherj25-Jun-04 01:00 PM
by Bernard1
1487
Determining the hours of work of a childminder.
Mrs T meets none of the conditions to be eligible for WTC on 16 hours work per week and so would need to be working 30 hours. She is a childminde
Peter Newton23-Jun-04 03:41 PM
by Derekbell
1564
Discretion to recover overpayments??
Does anyone have any examples where, and on what basis the IR are using their discretion NOT to recover. In all the cases we have looked at the overpa
jeanette18-Jun-04 08:06 AM
by Andrew_Fisher
91353
Estimated Income =0
Just finished a complaint letter to the MP for a client couple. Income last year 0ver 38K, tax award CTC 547.5, Correct. Reconciliation (or whatever t
Semitone11-Jun-04 10:51 PM
by David-Wolves
141136
Unexplained Overpayment
Just had a conversation with TC helpine re a lump sum paid into client's bank account. This was described as an 'unexplained overpayment' - called th
Derekbell10-Jun-04 07:54 PM
by David-Wolves
11930
Working tax credit
I have a client, who works 19 hours per week, her husband became a full time student in September and lives in London during the week. They have 2 chi
sqkhan08-Jun-04 01:52 PM
by HilaryJordon
4712
Appeals
Has anyone had any experience about how long the TCO are takign to turn appeal requests into actual appeals, ready to be listed by TAS?
Emmab08-Jun-04 12:19 PM
by Andrew_Fisher
1499
parent has different immigration status to child
Can a parent who has ILR claim CTC for children who have not had a decision on their immigration status? Children arrived separately to mother and hav
carol08-Jun-04 09:19 AM
by Phillip Allen
1422
Change of Circs"So what!"
Client's spouse had serious accident and now on SSP, formerly on 30K+ per annum. Client works 18 hrs for Min Wage. The client phoned IR to report her
Semitone07-Jun-04 08:46 PM
by David-Wolves
2759
Doing without last years taxable income figure
We are getting one or two clients who have a reasonable idea of current year income, but no idea about the previous year. On the basis of current year
steve_johnson07-Jun-04 08:38 PM
by David-Wolves
2505
Asylum-seekers and child tax credits
Normally, an asylum-seeker is not entitled to child tax credits (CTC) – except if still entitled to income support or income-based JSA (SI 2003 No. 65
Tim Kell07-Jun-04 10:50 AM0420
Cheesed Off!
Its Friday and I'm feeling frivolous, bitter and fanciful I know Section 31 of the TC Act is primarily to do with clients and incorrect statements b
Semitone04-Jun-04 01:27 PM0498
Recovering benefit overpayments from TCs
Does anyone know for definite whether overpayments can be recovered by deductions from Tax Credits? If not, and a person goes bankrupt while workin
andyplatts20-May-04 04:49 PM0536
Any Benefits for Ukrainian divorced citizen
A European citizen married to a Ukrainian wife with a child 11 years, after 1 year married are getting a divorce, can the Ukrainian wife claim any ben
pnotis20-May-04 02:03 PM
by Emmab
3571
updated definition of eligible childcare for WTC
Is it me or is the addition of foster carers in the new regs (SI2004/1276) badly worded? Not that this should surprise me! It seems to read that chi
lois_derbyshire17-May-04 01:38 PM0424
new name for the inland revenue ....
The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced today that, following his decision to integrate HM Customs and Excise and the Inland Revenue into a single d
shawn13-May-04 07:47 PM
by Neil Bateman
2636
CTC/WTC backdating
I've had problems with new claims for CTC and WTC not being backdated for the three months i was expecting clients to be awarded. Am i doing somethin
cb12-May-04 04:50 PM
by andyplatts
2546