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mysterious tax refund

I was due a tax refund for last year. This was paid into my bank last week and I got a letter about it that same day.

But then today I received a few cheques in the post from HMRC for a different, larger amount.

I have no idea what this is for. There was no letter about it.

What's going on? I don't want to tell them about it so I can get the pitiful interest before they claim it back, if it is a mistake. I have no idea if I'm owed this money.

I also got a payment for Child Tax Credits that was a lot more than usual last week and no information about what this was about.

What should I do? I'm not going to spend it incase they claim it back, but we could really do with the money.

Confused!

Comments

  • dzug1
    dzug1 Posts: 13,535 Forumite
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    A letter should come - they are quite often not as synchronised as they ought to be.
  • John_Pierpoint
    John_Pierpoint Posts: 8,401 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Took the best part of a fortnight for the back dated (?) letter to get to me; by which time I'd cashed the cheque and written to tell them it was still not right.
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