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HMRC Mileage rules / 10 Mile Rule
Good evening, I'm a long time lurker, first time poster... Where I work have instituted a new expenses policy which states "Travelling to a location for work purposes within a 10-mile radius of your permanent place of work is classed by HMRC as commuting and cannot be reclaimed." I have done some research on this and still…
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Double taxation UK - Ireland
Hello, Would need some advice, please, sorry, a longer read... End of last year I have received a one-off pension lump sum payment from a pension I had with an employer in Ireland, from years ago. From 1999 to 2003, which is when I left Ireland and moved to the UK. The Irish pension company have paid out, but had to apply…
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Have I lost all of my tax refund?!
Hi all, I was due a refund of 700 odd but HMRC have sent the cheque to a company called 'Tax Refund Limited. I applied for a uniform tax rebate a few months back via that company thinking it was a legit HMRC company only to find it its a third party business that takes about 40% in fess. I wasn't expecting this company to…
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Council Tax reduction as a student
I am considering a full time course at a local college as a mature student. I pay my council tax by monthly direct debit. The full time one year course with 30 studying hours per week starts in September 2019 and ends in May 2020. How is the council tax student discount calculated? Does the discount apply on a month by…
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Council Tax Refund
So a couple of weeks back, following advice from a district nurse, I filled a form in from my local council (Rotherahm) for a disabled rebate thing. I should probably mention that I don't understand council tax or most bills really thanks to my various disabilities so I just did it and sent it off. I then got a visit from…
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Questions about employer paid fuel
Hi all I'm joining a company who pay for private fuel as well as business miles on my company car. Would I be able to use the fuel when in my wifes car, or riding on my motorbike, as I do very little private mileage in my company car. Thanks
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Underpaid Tax?
I have had a letter from HMRC that I have underpaid Income Tax by £52.40 for the last tax year. Also signed on to the online tax account and it says the same thing, so the letter is genuine. I find this very strange as I have been in the same job for many years, always paid weekly on Thursdays (Friday if a bank holiday…
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Tax Code
My son's current Tax Code is showing as 1168L/0, I have checked the current Tax Code which is 1250L. Any idea what the /0 on the end means before I get him to ring the tax office please? (Why is it that grown up children still come to parents to sort a problem :o )
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Marriage Allowance NT tax code
I recently worked for a British company in Saudi Arabia for 2 years. My tax code for that salary was NT. I also have a small UK income in the form of a pension. The year I went to Saudi and the year I returned were split years. My wife applied to have some of her tax allowance transferred to me but HMRC say I am not…
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Income tax rebate - automatic?
I retired last November. My total earnings for the year, including a small pension, came to less than the tax free allowance. Will I automatically get a rebate for the tax I paid, or do I have to claim it?
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Security check
Hello. I have done my tax return form on 6 april. I have been in security check until friday 26 of june. In this period of time I recieved a letter to confirm my identity and to send back P60 and other bills. in this period of time my repayment was cancelled and on 26 june it appears again in my account and is pending…
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No refund from lowered Council tax band
Hi everyone, Just after a bit of advice. To cut a long story short, I have been in the wrong council tax band since I moved into my flat in 2010. I recently challenged this and was moved from a band B to a band A. I spoke to my local council (Bristol) regarding a rebate and they have expanined to me that I have overpaid…
