Massvie Tax Credits overpayment

[Gbarbm]

Hi

Go onto the HMRC website and enter COP 26.

This us the code of practice in respect of tax credit overpayments; check that HMRC have not made any errors regarding Making use of the information that they were supplied with.

HMRC will usually deduct the overpayment form a subsequent award or they may recover it by direct payment.

You can set up a time to pay arrangement with HMRC in order to repay the tax credits.

You will need to prepare an income and expenditure report for both you and your husband in order to substantiate the time to pay arrangement

[Gbarbm]

I know it's frustrating, but just download the COP 26, see if any of the examples in there fit your situation.

Appeal against the overpayment, ask them to provide details of the reminders they allege were sent to you.

If worst comes to worst and you have to repay an overpayment you can discuss time to pay with them

[Gbarbm]

The thing is you gave the details off the P60 for 2010/11, HMRC would see that the date of commencement shown on the P60 would be October 2010; they should have forward projected the figure over a 12 month period for the purposes of using that as an income figure for 2011/12. If they did not do that then they have failed to make proper and timely use of the information with which they were supplied.

I would ring or write to them and tell them this, you could quote them this statement from the COP 26;

When you make or renew your claim we should accurately

record and use the information you give us to work out your

tax credits and pay you the correct amount.

It is likely that there will be an overpayment, but if they have made an error then the amount could be remitted.

Worst case scenario is that they will recover it from a subsequent award (their prefered method where there is an on going claim) or if there is no subsequent award a time to pay arrangement.

[Gbarbm]

Lord what a shambles!

Write to:-

Mike Falvey

Chief executive

Benefits and credits at the address on the tax credit correspondence.

Head your letter complaint in bold capitals underlined

Send it by recorded signed for delivery

Put the details in your letter as you have posted here.

If you need further help then just post back here

[Gbarbm]

It sounds as if they may have made an error.

I'll be interested to see what they send you as HMRC don't usually go straight to debt collectors. They will collect any overpayment from a subsequent award (their preferred method) or arrange to collect it from you direct via a time to pay arrangement.

So let's see what they send you and we'll take it from there.

Please try not to worry, it really isn't as bad as it looks honestly

[Gbarbm]

Wait until they write to you and then you can appeal against the overpayment on the grounds that they did not make proper and timely use of the information with which they were supplied.

In some cases, if it can be shown that HMRC made an error, then the overpayment can be fully or partially remitted

[Gbarbm]

Hi

By all means PM the paperwork to me

[Gbarbm]

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[Gbarbm]

You would have thought do seeing as it was a joint claim.

Write to them again (send by recorded signed for delivery - I know it's a pain, but you'd be surprised how many government departments say they never received the correspondence) telling them that the claim is joint and should be split 50 50.

Also request time to pay if you cannot afford to pay the amount in full