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WTC or IS
In the good old day! It used to be the case that if you claimed FC or WFTC when you should have claimed IS instead you could backdate the later IS
billmcc16-Feb-07 12:37 PM
by wwr
3633
Notification letter
Does anyone have a copy of a WTC notification letter that could e-mail or fax me? I`m not directly involved in giving advice - need copy of a notific
GJ13-Feb-07 12:27 PM0439
Prisoners and WTC
Hi all, Had a query on our advice line this morning about this. Does anyone know if prisoners would be entitled to WTC for work they do, firstly on
Big Lee12-Feb-07 04:29 PM
by suelees
4570
EDM 818. Opposition to the way overpayments are recovered.
This is worth asking your MP to sign upto... http://ed mi.parliament.uk/EDM i/EDMDetails.aspx?ED MID=32519&SESSION=88 5 you can email your MP via ht
Bradistini10-Feb-07 09:28 AM
by Margie
18914
Working Tax Credit - What counts as being treated in qualifying work
Does anybody know if additional maternity leave counts as being in work & would therefore mean a client is entitled to Working Tax Credit? All the boo
c70tonia08-Feb-07 09:00 PM
by ariadne
141130
change of circumstances
Hi all, grateful for some help on this. Client had 2 jobs; one ceased in September; therefore should have been entitled to more tax credits; tax credi
abcxyz08-Feb-07 09:33 AM
by pat
4508
Evidence to Treasury on administration of tax credits
Hi all, you may have already seen this: Forthcoming evidence session The Treasury Sub-Committee will hold an evidence session on The administra
abcxyz05-Feb-07 12:27 PM0413
RE-CLAIMING CTC
Connexions locally are reporting a problem with parents re-claiming CTC when a young person re-qualifies as a qualifying young person. Scenario is th
BrianSmith01-Feb-07 12:44 PM0407
Tax credit system now........
stable, flexible and responsive, says Paymaster General. Anyone else noticed this new improved tax credit system because it seems to have passed me
bensup01-Feb-07 12:37 PM
by bensup
221447
Income used in calculation
Hi all Some of you are probably rolling your eyes at this simple question but for some reason I just don't know..... I have a tenant who up to J
Freeman31-Jan-07 04:12 PM
by bmenadm
1513
Recoverable Overpayments - Tax Credits
Has anyone thought of seeking a declaration of incompatibility from the European Court about having no right of appeal about recoverability of overpay
paddyhill29-Jan-07 11:22 AM
by nevip
51102
gathering evidence for possblie Judicial Review
see "r2r again" below for details. HMRC are refusing appeal rights against a r2r decision stating that it's DWP's decision and not theirs. We ha
Dan_manville26-Jan-07 04:24 PM0436
r2r again
Why is it, that whenever anyone mentions Tax Credits I get a headache? Whingin g aside, HMRC have stated that they don't make the decision on R2R, t
Dan_manville26-Jan-07 04:17 PM
by Dan_manville
8562
Tax Credit appeals
I have a client who has been notified that they have been overpaid in the years 04/05, 05/06 and 06/07. Cl has been issued with numerous notices al
jaykay26-Jan-07 03:47 PM
by sara lewis
91338
Reclaim discretion after entitlement ends?
Hi all Sorry - my knowledge of Tax Credits is limited to please forigve any obvious errors.... We have a client who has recently moved into a ho
Lostdog26-Jan-07 08:40 AM
by suewelsh
3560
When must HMRC be reasonable?
Colleagues, Here is a clip from the familiar s16 of the TCA 2002... "16 Other revised decisions 1) Where, at any time during the period fo
Steve Johnson25-Jan-07 08:53 PM
by CCO
81069
transgender...
anyone any experience of tax credits where one half of the couple is a post op transgender with certificate to confirm same....
claire hodgson25-Jan-07 12:29 PM
by claire hodgson
3439
Overpayment - county court / ombudsman
Client overpaid TC's in 03-04 as payments made on basis as single parent when she had actually married in that year & should have been treated as coup
Bill Booth24-Jan-07 09:23 AM
by bmenadm
1537
repayment of overpayment!
client made joint claim for TCs in march 2003. Received letter from TCs stating 'error occurred and she had been treated as being entitled to additio
freddie24-Jan-07 08:35 AM0438
Annual declarations
Hi, I'm pursuing a case where an overpayment has arisen in 2006/7 due to an annual declaration not being returned for 2005/6. My client was in a jo
suewelsh22-Jan-07 05:05 PM0434
rightsnet launches new tax credits website
With support from HM Revenue and Customs, and as a complement to the main rightsnet site, we're today launching a brand new tax credit web resource fo
shawn15-Jan-07 07:18 PM
by JohnA
81467
Authority to Act
Client was claimaing as a couple with her husband. They then separate. An o/p occurs, probably because of either a delay in telling TCO about the sepa
keith venables15-Jan-07 04:47 PM
by Derek
7872
Tax credit overpaymnet / WTC SDP
Hi I have client who has tax credit overpayment because he was being paid WTC Severe disability element since the tax credit (TC) was introduced.
Shukri12-Jan-07 12:59 PM
by Victoria Todd
1428
Aaaagh! Please - someone, tell me this is wrong.
A8 National refuised Incdome Support; which is probably correct as far as the rules go; however, it seems that Income Support Decision Maker has conta
paddyhill11-Jan-07 09:00 PM
by JohnA
2711
50+ element and overpayments
Entitlement to the 50+ element only lasts for 12 months. Because annual reviews don't happen until some months afte the end of the year then, as fa
Tony Bowman11-Jan-07 08:11 PM
by JohnA
6504
Child Disability Element arrears help?
Good morning. One of my clients recently won a DLA child appeal. The TCO have said arrears of the Disability Element can only be paid for 3 months ba
dbcwru10-Jan-07 12:43 PM
by dbcwru
2466
overpayment due to retrospective ending of qualifying benefit
Client (working reduced hours due to disability)claimed TC on birth of first child (June 2006): satisfied disability element rules and this was includ
suec09-Jan-07 04:52 PM0361
Not all calls to tax credit helpline are recorded ...
The Low Income Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has highlighted that, despite previous assurances to the contrary, since the 4 October 2006 letters from anoth
ken09-Jan-07 06:27 AM
by JohnA
2533
HMRC consultation
Hi all, does anyone else think that HMRC need to be consulting with other stakeholders on the re-organisation given "The Public and Commercial Service
abcxyz09-Dec-06 07:26 PM
by JohnA
3579
TC routine enquiry - depth of info requested
I know TC have the power to do this (s19 TCA) but have never seen this level of detail requested. This appears to be a routine random 'test check' wit
Peter Turville09-Dec-06 07:10 PM
by JohnA
5838