taxrebates.com - Scam?

tomparko

Hi,

Someone told me about the website: taxrebates.com - and that I may be able to get some tax back.

Is this site real or is it a scam? I would like to check before I fill in the online form. I have done a few google searches and can't find anything that says its a scam or rip off.

Any help will be great....

Thanks,

Tom

Gertie_Walker

Its probably not a scam, but they will charge you a big chunk of your refund - probably around 40%.
You can apply direct to your tax office for your refund, or post your issue on here and we can advise.

dtaylor84

Yep - from the terms & conditions:

Our fee is 40p for each £1 of refund secured through the use of our service.

le_loup

What tax do you think you are owed? If you know that, you can apply direct to HMR&C. You don't need a third party.

MrsManda

It's not a scam as such but is a waste of money as you can do this yourself.
Basically what they do is take your details and stick them into a standard letter to the HMRC to ask if you are entitled to a tax rebate. Then charge you 40% of whatever you get in refund.

Whereas you can fill out the same details in a letter yourself and get everything you are entitled to without having to pay 40% to an external company.

How to Reclaim Tax HMRC - from the HMRC website

tomparko

Hi...

Thanks for the responses - I will check out the link and ring my tax office to get this sorted.

Cheers,

Tom

TM1976

If you know what you are due a refund for you can get help on this site and contact your tax office yourself.

If you don't know how much you are due/what you are due a refund for phoning HMR&C's contact centre in itself probably won't be enough - you really need to know what you're asking for before hand.