tax overpayment. can i claim interest??

tankie

Tooday i recieved back from the tax office p800 informing me for 2008 -2009 i paid £917 to much. For 2009 - 2010 i paid £ 918 to much.

Can I claim interest for the £917 for 2 years and 1 year for the £918??

Seems only fair as they got it wrong. I don't earn much and this is a life saver for me at the moment.

thanks in advance.

dzug1

The first year - yes. But it may paid automatically - check when you actually get the refund. It won't be a year's interest - from 1 Feb 2010 until date of payment

The second year only if you don't receive it before 1 Feb next year

tankie

dzug1 wrote: »

The first year - yes. But it may paid automatically - check when you actually get the refund. It won't be a year's interest - from 1 Feb 2010 until date of payment

The second year only if you don't receive it before 1 Feb next year

I got the chq now. its not claer but i got £918 for the whole period (added on) and no interest added. Just spoke to them and they don't pay interest????

mrkbrrws

More importantly, why did you overpay? Could the same apply to 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07 or 2007/08? You might be due further refunds.

Has it been put right for 2010/11?

Mikeyorks

tankie wrote: »

its not claer but i got £918 for the whole period (added on) and no interest added. Just spoke to them and they don't pay interest????

There will be Repayment Supplement (aka 'interest') added to the 08-09 payment. If you look at the bottom of the computation on the P800 for 08-09 it will show it (with a note '17' on the right hand side). You won't get anything for 09-10 as they're within the timeframe for repaying (prior Jan 11).