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Child Benefit & Tax Credit Databases
I'm dealing with an odd case concerning release of confidential data from various benefit paying offices and need to know if the child benefit system
stevegale01-Sep-06 10:59 AM
by EACACCESS
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Modern Apprenticeships
Can't find any written info can you help. Client 18yrs old recieves DLA, and looking to start a Modern Apprenticeship. Does a MP qualify as remunaratv
northwiltshire01-Sep-06 10:21 AM
by chrisduran
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hmrc admit error and now want reason(s) why overpayment should not be collected ...
client/wife claimed wtc in 03/04. at time wife in receipt of ib-jsa and a joint income of £17.584.85, when returned adf award finalised on a total inc
Sayo31-Aug-06 08:12 AM
by bmenadm
6696
Appointees
Client is appointee for a couple (relatives, both blind). They both work, so no DWP benefits. She became appointee by signing relevant part of TC cl
Derek29-Aug-06 11:47 AM
by Derek
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Re: Omerta
The report on tax credit overpayments focuses on official errors. Interesting, that 30,000 people complained of errors in April, and the Revenue wrot
jj25-Aug-06 02:49 PM
by jj
3505
Lost claims
Just had a phone call from one of my clients. TCO saying they have'nt received his application and he has to claim again. 4th client this week reporti
Semitone18-Aug-06 08:29 AM0379
Requesting recordings of phone calls to HMR&C
Hi All, Just wondering if any of you who have requested, and received, recordings of conversations between clients and the Helpline can let me know
sarahp17-Aug-06 12:54 PM
by sarahp
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Foreign national with UK work permit accessing public funds
Please help. I have a client from the Phillipines working in UK as a nurse since July 2002. She entered the country as part of the NHS policy to e
Frank Duvalier17-Aug-06 09:00 AM
by Frank Duvalier
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Invalidity Benefit and Child additions
Client is in receipt of Invalidity Benefit (pre-1995) with child additions is also in receipt of child tax credit for children. Has not delcared Inva
LA16-Aug-06 07:06 AM
by LA
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foreign earnings
We have got a large number of A8 nationals in our area whom we are assisting with TC claims. A question has arisen over whether or not they should
PeterS15-Aug-06 07:04 PM
by Steve Johnson
1399
US War Pension treated as...?
Hello, hope someone can point me in the right direction. Have a client who will be applying for CTC in near future (adopting children), her husband is
SueArchard10-Aug-06 11:05 AM
by SueArchard
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HMRC standards of decision making
Hi Does anyone know if HMRC have to produce the same type of decision making standards as the DWP (eg DWP (2006) Secretary of State’s report on th
deni_esda07-Aug-06 05:22 PM0386
For ever Young !
This is a riddle for all you budding mathematicians From this years Annual review notice Under "Children and Young people" heading name o
gerdarhondda03-Aug-06 11:51 AM
by Victoria J
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Overpayments due to deficient declarations
Has anyone had any success in getting overpayment decisions changed where the declaration has been held to be insufficient? I have a couple of cases
anned31-Jul-06 10:16 PM
by jj
6840
LOOKED AFTER CHILD RETURNING HOME
Child being looked after by LA under a care order was in foster care, returned home to parent or to live with another relative with the intention that
BrianSmith31-Jul-06 09:52 AM
by wwr
3547
Underlying IB entitlement and WTC Disability Element
My client started working 21 hours per week in April after a period of sickness following the death of her husband in May 2005. She currently gets WTC
Peter Newton19-Jul-06 11:49 AM
by penny newell
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Childcare tax credit and couples where one is a carer
At present couples with one in work and the other a full-time carer (eg getting Carer's Allowance) cannot get any help with childcare costs through wo
jhayball17-Jul-06 12:52 PM0482
Tax credit recovery
I am trying to be calm after a call to the not so nice people the tax credit recovery section. My client is getting IS for herself and maximum CTC fo
ASH13-Jul-06 07:42 PM
by Derek
91315
Overpayment of WTC - but niled for JSA
I’m looking for advice for a man who had been working and receiving WTC. His work ceased on 16/12/05 and he made a claim for JSA. His claim was refuse
linkwide13-Jul-06 11:21 AM0516
Recovery of overpayments from new awards.
If a claimant is one of a couple and incurs an overpayment on a joint claim in one tax year, then separates and has an award as a single claimant in t
Peter Newton12-Jul-06 08:43 AM
by SLloyd
2559
Wrong income declared on claim forms
My client is self-employed and only discovered a few months ago that she should have deducted losses when calculating her earnings. This would have ma
anned11-Jul-06 04:18 PM0429
Authority to act
Hi guys, I have just downloaded form 64-8 from HMRC website as I want to register my authority to act for my clients in respect of their tax credit
sarahp07-Jul-06 08:17 AM
by suelees
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Relevant dates and legislation
I have an ongoing dispute re tax credit overpayment. Overpayment arose because "the 2003/04 annual declaration was not returned before 30th Sep 2004".
matherj05-Jul-06 03:49 PM
by ljl
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Childcare
We were not sure whether people undertood that the improvements to the childcare element recovery from 70% to 80% from 6 April 2006 meant that childca
JohnA05-Jul-06 02:02 PM
by cgale
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(Another) tax credits overpayment...
I was just wondering if anyone with more experience of dealing with Tax Credits could point me in the right direction... Clie nts came to see me yes
sarahp05-Jul-06 01:36 PM
by cgale
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Recoverability of TC overpayments from joint claimants
Are recoverable TC overpayments always recoverable from both parties to a joint claim? We have a case where payments on a joint claim continued to
Peter Newton05-Jul-06 09:35 AM
by bmenadm
1383
impact of qualifying young person's earnings
Hi all Am I right in thinking that where a young person in full time non-advanced education starts to work evenings/weekends, their wages will have
Derek S22-Jun-06 10:44 AM
by gerry boyle
1401
Living together appeal
Can anyone help? I saw a lone parent today who Income Support have decided has been living with a partner who was working for over 12 months. Appeal
Sue Livesey21-Jun-06 08:21 AM
by Saffron
1733
wtc and Res. care
can anyone point me in the direction of any legislation about whether or not a person in Residential care who has a disability and works 21hrs a week
pc16-Jun-06 11:15 AM0305
Tax Credit nightmare....to add to all the rest!!
I have a client who claimed TC's. She was working for the first half of 2004 then went onto Income Support. She informed the TCO of the change. Her pa
ljl14-Jun-06 08:41 AM
by ljl
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