Parents-Does The Taxman Owe You £1,500? (merged)

Carrera74

I have just contacted my local tax office and they checked for me over the phone. Unfortunately I have already had this.

I got the number at the bottom of the page of this link -

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxcredits/childrens-tax-credit.htm

It's worth the call

Maisie

I wonder how many other tax refunds are due because people haven't claimed or don't know about them?

crawli1

I got in touch with the HMRC office that deals with my tax file today. The lady that I spoke to said that although she could see the 11CTC form on their system, it doesn't allow her to complete the form for me. She insisted that I write a letter to them instead, telling them to look into this claim for me. Typed and sent this afternoon, recorded delivery. Let's wait and see now.

mountainofdebt

Have just come across this and am gobsmacked.......needless to say, I've got straight on to the taxman and even he said he'd learnt something today!

Please could someone explain though how the potential amount of refund is worked out ? I see from the HMRC link that the amount that can be reclaimed say for in 2001/02 is up to £529.

Any ideas folks?

saraharrow

I think that its £529 for only the eldest child, for a possible three years. With the 6 year claim deadline, 1 year has been missed, so the most I think that is now claimable is 2 x £529.

I claimed two weeks ago and am still waiting to hear back with fingers crossed.

Sarah

gabyjane

Hi have looked trough everything on here and was just wondering..is it the bit that you would have had payed through your wages?
Going to write a letter and see but unsure as if this is the case then i may have aready had it? I have about 250 letters and awards off them so am not rooting through them all!
thanks.

amanda40

Not sure why they are asking about children born in 1993 - you can only claim back 6 years plus the current year from the Taxman.

sid1211

Found the required form for this claim...."11CTC" but just you try to get hold of one!! You've got until Jan 09 to claim this and i reckon it'll take that long!

mancitychick

sid1211 wrote: »

Found the required form for this claim...."11CTC" but just you try to get hold of one!! You've got until Jan 09 to claim this and i reckon it'll take that long!

I just wrote to my local tax office asking if the allowances were applied to my tax code and if not please could they organise a refund of any monies due.

They then sent me a copy of form 11CTC to complete and return.

sarahmoon_2

It took us about two to three months in total but we finally received acheque!!!