MSE News: Tax chaos Q&A: How to fight HMRC demands

harryhound

are you going to share the advice of the "old accountant" with your fellow members of the forum?

22helz

My husband started new job & started receiving pension in July 2010.Underpaid by £862 in 2010/11 due to tax code error by HMRC but not able toclaim under ESC A19 as we informed them with 12 mths of next tax year. This iswhere the problem started. HMRC informed him by letter numerous times that theywould collect the underpayment in 2011/12 tax year so assumed they would takeit and received few tax code changes but they didn't take the underpayment. Nextmistake by HMRC tax codes changed again in error in March 2012 when he changedjobs so now underpaid by £1709, again he informed HMRC Nov 12 and they saidwill start taking the underpayment so more tax code changed making it difficultto keep track of.

Nightmare bit - Just received pay slip for Jan 13. Paid £2109 gross with taxcode (BR). Tax taken £1531.

Issue was looked at by HMRC complaints but as they have informed him alongthe way, they don't see a problem. Have received 14 changes in Tax codes overthis period making hard to follow.

HMRC haven't collected the underpayment and our circumstances have changednow, which will leave us in financial difficulty if they take it all within thenext tax year, twin babies and maternity pay stopping soon.

Is it worth going to the adjudicator?

Can HMRC take £1531 in tax in 1 month, won't be able to pay bills thismonth?

Any help gladly received