Hi everyone - thought I would provide a quick update. I didn't hear anything from them for quite a while after sending them my letter. It was a very worrying time for us as we had guestimated our overpayment as potentially being around the £17K mark. We did receive a letter yesterday which stated that they had accepted our declaration in full and have an overpayment of £4600 which they will recoup by reducing our current entitlement. To say that this is a relief is an understatement! I would just say to everyone out there going through the same thing - DON'T WORRY. We have had countless sleepless nights but feel now that a weight has been lifted off us. The main lesson learned is - Let them know about change in circumstances ASAP!

Thanks Life-Goes-On. I had more or less assumed that's what might happen. My big problem is it will probably be quite a big overpayment demand. At the minute, we have absolutely NO spare cash at the end of each month. Do you have any idea how flexible they are with repayment plans?

Hi everyone, This is my first time on here and I hope that somebody can offer some advice. From reading some threads it appears that lots of people are experiencing the problem I have at the moment. BAsically I received a compliance letter a couple of weeks ago regarding my childcare provision. My children were in full time care with a childminder from Jan 2003 until Jan 2009 and these details were provided to the tax office. In Jan 2009 we moved the children to a childcare provider closer to their school who advised me that she was registered. We did not however get her registration number nor advise the Tax Office of the change. In September 2010, the childminder moved from the area and my mother started looking after the kids - again we did not advise the tax office. Stupid I know, but my husband is self employed, has had no work for months and basically we used the money to buy food and essentials. After a couple of weeks of sleepless nights I telephoned the tax office this morning and came clean. They didn't say anything - just asked me to provide details in writing which I have done this morning. Has anyone any idea how this is likely to pan out - I haven't really seen any outcomes posted on here and am desperately worried. Thanks for listening