Quick Question SA timescales

tillboy

Just a quick one, submitted my tax return online on Monday and calculation showed I was due a reboot of around £1900, could actually really use this money right now. How long does it take them to process the online return and issue a refund?

TIA

C

jem16

I've always had my rebate within a week, sometimes earlier.

chrismac1

It should be no longer than 3 weeks. If you don't have it by then start shouting.

kickwhamstunner

If you put your bank details on the return, you'll get it in about 10-14 days. If you didn't, you'll have to call and request a cheque.

kickwhamstunner

chrismac1 wrote: »

start shouting.

Reasons you find yourself listening to a dialling tone, number 69.

tillboy

Thanks for the heads up

Was concerned that it was shown as submitted but not showing as received, just called the helpdesk who advised that the system had been down for 3 days and is now catching up

Glad they spend our taxes wisely on quality systems

dori2o

kickwhamstunner wrote: »

Reasons you find yourself listening to a dialling tone, number 69.

Exactly, I don't care who's on the other end of the line or how much money they pay in taxes. I speak to them politely and I expect to be spoken to the same way.

Manners after all cost nothing.

If they come on shouting or swearing they are asked, in a polite way, to speak to me with the same kind of politeness and respect they are being spoken to by myself. If they continue they are warned, and then if they still continue I cut them off.

I don't see why they think they have the right to come on the phone and speak to people like that.

PlutoinCapricorn

Tillboy, by submitting online in good time and giving your bank details to enable a direct transfer you have done all that you can.

Refund payments do sometimes appear within a week, but when larger amounts are involved HMRC may decide to do a "security check", which can delay things.

chrismac1

"start shouting" I didn't expect this comment to be taken literally, but there we go....

PlutoinCapricorn

I remember the "security check" issue being discussed on various websites, as some people think it is a ploy by HMRC to earn extra interest. You might like to amuse yourselves and pass the time waiting for refunds by taking a look here:

http://hmrcis!!!!!.blogspot.com/2009/04/tax-refund-delays.html

John_Pierpoint

In back slang the missing word !!!!! is etihs.