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Myself and partner have recently parted. Our previous working tax claim stated we have been over paid, i believe this to be for around £700.
Firstly, obviously this has to be paid back, but how do i go around sorting it so my ex pays his half back?
Also i went bankrupt in January this year, in which i noted i owed working tax credits around £450. Can working tax be included in a bankruptcy claim? I heard it could that is why it was listed.
Myself and partner have recently parted. Our previous working tax claim stated we have been over paid, i believe this to be for around £700.
Firstly, obviously this has to be paid back, but how do i go around sorting it so my ex pays his half back?
Also i went bankrupt in January this year, in which i noted i owed working tax credits around £450. Can working tax be included in a bankruptcy claim? I heard it could that is why it was listed.
I look forward to hearing from someone.
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Sorry to hear about your problems, speaking from personal experience, i was accused of owing money to the HMRC following my separation, my separation occured approx 4 years ago, and they have only just informed me.
I have got proof that i notified them etc, i am just waiting to hear from them again in this matter.
Can you recall informing them of your separation, if so, even if you dont have proof, the HMRC keep logs of all communication including a call managment system that keeps certain calls for a period of time.
If you have informed them then you shouldnt be liable, i would recommend that you request a Subject access request from them.
With regard to your debt been part of your bankrupcy, i would have thought that this debt would come under your bankrupcy.
If your confident that you owe this money, inform them that the debt is for you and your partner and you are only liable for 50% of this.
It can only be included in bankrupcy if Tax Credit issued you a final award notice of repayment before the bankrupcy order was granted. If this was issued after the date of the Bankrupcy order then they can pursue you for it, even if the overpayment occurred prior to the order.
If you were the main claimant they will pursue you, and have no obligation to pursue your ex partner. The only way you can attempt to get your ex to pay his share is by taking action through civil court to recover the money after you have paid it off.
I have the same issue with my ex, without the bankrupcy. Left to pay the crap that he got the benefit of!
What you can do if you don't think you should pay it back, for example if you believe they made an error, is dispute the decision to recover the overpayment. If they still say you must pay it back there is no right of appeal, but there is another process you can follow, which is detailed in my response to another poster regarding overpayment, here: http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk...ax-credit.html
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sorry to say but if your overpayment is from a joint claim then you are liable for all and half of it. you can make an arrangement with them for 50% but if they don't get the remainder from your ex-partner they will chase you for the remainder. the amount of the overpayment will depend on when you told them and if a payment has already been issued. contact them and find out.
i dont have an issue with what they are saying we owe. I just wondered what the situation was as i had gone bankrupt and my partner has now left. They have only just sent out info of the figure owed so i guess as you say above, it is to late to include this in my bankruptcy.
I will happily pay back half in installments but i dont see why i should be the only one paying anything back, when the claim was for us both.
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