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Re-claiming Council Tax
My situation here is quite confusing. In 2003 my dad purchased his council house. During the process i noticed that the banding for the council tax was too high and wrote to the council about this on my dad's behalf. They sent my dad a letter back saying that the banding was wrong and gave him a refund of £200. He was…
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What to write when appealing council tax
Ok I need a few questions answered please.. for my evidence i have 4 roads worth of houses/flats ALL Band A or B except give or take 3 or 4 which are Band C..i am guessing around over 100 houses..up to 70 already! but will count them all up. They LOOK similar just older! but some are flats. We have a garage and drive will…
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Redundancy, PILON taxable or not?
Being tax on my Payment In Lieu Of Notice (PILON) figure, my contract of employment does not mention PILON anywhere so I am assuming that it should be tax free. Am I right? Telephone ACASS who advised me to speak to the tax office, spoke to the tax office they could only decide after payment. Who can I speak to relating to…
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This is a bit unfair!
Hi, I was just thinking about tax and stuff! Heres my situation, I am in full time work and earn £46k pa. My Wife who will shortly be giving birth to our first child, has stopped work and will remain off work to look after the child/children. My gripe is that, due to my earnings I pay 40% tax over x amount. However if my…
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Should i go ahead
Unlike claiming bank charges i am unsure about whether i am in a position to claim back council tax. I have followed the procedure but am still unsure 1. I live in a 2 bedroom house and had nothing added to it apart from double glazing. My council tax band is D. 2. Most of the houses in our street are band D even the 3 and…
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Help!! Company car vs Lump sum from employer for car??
I currently have a company car which is due for renewal and had been told that I would be able to choose between a ford focus or Toyota Prius - either of which would be great tax wise. However my employer is now saying that they are getting Mini's with the company logo on. This is totally impractical for me a I have 3…
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Free Self Employment courses?
Does anyone know if there are any courses run either free or paid where I can learn about self employment accounts and working out tax etc? I'm sure I read a while ago that the HMRC sometimes runs some but for the life of me I cannot find any information on it? Thanks in advance Dawn
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reclaiming tax
a friend has recently recieved an annual statement of investment from his savings account from skipton building society. what he has now realised is that he has been taxed at 20% when it should be (he believes because he is earning the minimum wage) at 10%. how does he claim it back, what forms are required and for how…
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How long should I keep P60s
Hello, I was doing a cleaar out yesterday and found all my P60s going back to 1991. I was going to chuck them out but they say DO NOT DESTROY on them. How long do I need to keep them? Is it 6 or 12 years? I can't really see it being necessary to keep them for ever. How long can the tax office go back? My affairs are…
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Is there any way to appeal?
I have written to my local valuations officer a few weeks as all of the flats on my street are in the band below me. My flat is in a house in which there is one other flat plus a two floor maisonette. The flat is in the band below me, but the maisonette and my flat are in the same band, despite the fact that the maisonette…
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Tax Bands
I have been able to find figures for 2008/9 20% tax allowance, £5,435, but can't find a figure for 40%. Is it out yet or do I have to wait till the budget.
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P87 question
Hi everyone I have a few P87 questions. I have done some searching (to avoid repetitive questions) but haven't quite found anyone posting exactly the same situation as me, so hopefully someone can shed some light: 1) I receive a company car allowance from my employer as a taxable monthly income through the payroll 2) I am…
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council tax on business premises?
hi we have recently moved into the flat above the pub/restaurant where my husband works and rang the council to check if council tax should be payable for the flat portion of the pub- we were told that yes it is payable and have been sent a bill. i just want to double check if this is correct because the company are also…
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Council tax Query
When i went on the Voa web site i noticed that my neighbours house is listed in band E as i our house, i also checked on the valuation of property web site for the valuations back in 1991. our street has all the houses that are individual our house is long and very narrow and had 2 bedrooms in 1991 we purchased our house…
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company car grievance help please
Hi, just like to say what a great site, thanks to Martin I've just invested in an ISA and wondered why i didn't do it ages ago. On to my point.., I work for a large water utility and just recently they have changed the way the car provision scheme works, under the new scheme I'm entitled to a focus diesel +12ppm or an…
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How do 1991 house prices work?
Hi. bit confused about this 1991 valuation thing for council tax banding. bought my newbuild 2 bed house in Dec 1998 for £43,000. My neighbours in similar new build houses and myself were ALL put in band B. Using the nationwide price calculator selected East Midlands - says my house would have been worth £38,000 in 1991.…
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Martin on the Tonight prog at 8.00 pm
Don't forget to watch this update on last year's investigation about council tax bands. ITV at 8.00 pm
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Company Car question
Hello I saw a post on here a while back regarding company cars, I have searched and can not seem to find it. So I will ask my questions and hopefully someone may able to help me. I have had a company car for the last 3 years coming on for 4 years. I pay for my own fuel and then claim mileage back at 10p per mile I'm sure I…
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Capital gains on Investments
This is my first post please be gentle, I have recently made a profit on trading commodities. I have asked for some of the profit to be moved back to my UK Bank account. The remainder of the profit will sit in the accounts of the company I am trading through until I either decide to move it back or reinvest it. Do I only…
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Reducing effective income tax problem
So my friend has to do a presentation on a tax problem, but she can't figure it out, neither can I. The description seems sort of incomplete, but here it is: An Italian financial institution (“Bank”) has pre-tax profits of €1bn. It pays income tax at 30%. Management believes that Bank’s shareholders expect some intelligent…
