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OR interview - advice please?
startagain_2
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Hi everyone,
My OR interview is on the 16th Feb - can any of you advise me how to tackle the following.....
I do not receive my Council Tax bill for 2009/10 until the end of Feb. It is said to be +/- an 8% increase on last years bill.
My HA rent always increases on 1st April - last year it was a 6.5% increase. We are notified of the amount in March.
How do I build the margin into my SOA and the interview with the OR?
SA
My OR interview is on the 16th Feb - can any of you advise me how to tackle the following.....
I do not receive my Council Tax bill for 2009/10 until the end of Feb. It is said to be +/- an 8% increase on last years bill.
My HA rent always increases on 1st April - last year it was a 6.5% increase. We are notified of the amount in March.
How do I build the margin into my SOA and the interview with the OR?
SA
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If you recieve an IPA then if there is any change to your income at any point you inform the OR of the change and they adjust the IPA.BSCno.87The only stupid question is an unasked oneLoving life as a Kernow Hippy0
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tigerfeet2006 wrote: »If you recieve an IPA then if there is any change to your income at any point you inform the OR of the change and they adjust the IPA.
Exactly tigerfeet, an IPA automatically builds in a "margin" in the event of increased outgoings.
What if I am not expecting to get an IPA? My surplus looks to be about £50.
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You don't build in a margin.
You give the figures as they are at the time of BR, then inform the OR of any changes as and when they happen.
So yout put your rent as it is on the 16th Feb
Your council tax put as it has been for the last year. You're not in the new CT year yet so can't put what it will be.Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear0 -
OK understood - another What if scenario.....
When the new Council Tax and Rent takes effect from 1st April can I earn more to cover these increases and declare both (income and outgoings increase) to the OR at the same time?
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Yes, as long as it's within 21 days of the income increase.
If the increase/decrease won't make the difference between an IPA or no IPA they probably won't even send you another form to fill in, they'll just keep a note of it on your file.Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear0 -
peachyprice wrote: »Yes, as long as it's within 21 days of the income increase.
If the increase/decrease won't make the difference between an IPA or no IPA they probably won't even send you another form to fill in, they'll just keep a note of it on your file.
Brilliant peachy - that's the info I was looking for. Thanks muchly..:D
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