child tax credit rebate!

Edinburghlass_2

DO NOT use any forms, phone numbers or links that are sent via email, these are from a reclaiming company who will charge you for making your claim.

Use the form and address in Zara's post and get your claim in by 31/1/09.

Jan_Mac

stulaunch wrote: »

Just recieved this email, i rung and asked, and i hadn't claimed it. Fingers crossed.

Happy New Year everyone! You may be interested in this.
I have a friend who alerted me to this tax allowance.
The year before tax credits were introduced there was a different non means tested allowance available which was never advertised by the Inland Revenue so you probably didn't know it existed. It is called the Children's tax allowance 2002/03
You can still claim this £520 allowance before 31st January if

• You have a child born between 6 April 1986 and 5 April 2003
• The child has lived with you for all or part of 2002/3
• You worked and paid tax for all or part of 2002/3
• You or your partner earned more than £6000 in the year 2002/3

You can claim £1040 if

You can answer yes to the four questions above

One of your children was born between 6 April 2002 and 5 April 2003
Have your NI number ready.
Phone HMRC and ask them to check whether you ( or your partner if appropriate) have already received this allowance and if not you will be advised to download CTC11 from the website and send it in. It is as easy as that. You may be eligible for a cheque for one of the amounts.

You can't claim twice and if your final tax code on your April 2003 P 60 ended in H or T you have already had the allowance.
Your marital status is irrelevant
Claiming does not affect current or future entitlement to Working or Child Tax CreditIt could make a nice little windfall after Christmas,
Good luck!

We answer YES to those above 4 questions but below them you state that your child was born between 6th April 2002 and 5th April 2003! Which means that one of your children has to be 6 now to claim - I was under the impression that this could be claimed for any child under the age of 16 living with you between these dates - does this not conform? sorry to waste your time but as far as I know we only have until 31st Jan 09 to claim these credits back if possible. ????????? Thanx

elektra-2007

Has anyone had a rebate yet?

mkw30

i was on income support at this 2002-2003 i am still entitled to claim this rebate

Claire79

Jan_Mac wrote: »

We answer YES to those above 4 questions but below them you state that your child was born between 6th April 2002 and 5th April 2003! Which means that one of your children has to be 6 now to claim - I was under the impression that this could be claimed for any child under the age of 16 living with you between these dates - does this not conform? sorry to waste your time but as far as I know we only have until 31st Jan 09 to claim these credits back if possible. ????????? Thanx

You can claim £520 for children born between 6 April 1986 and 5 April 2003 or £1040 for children between 6 April 2002 and 5 April 2003. (as long as all the other rules are met)

Claire79

mkw30 wrote: »

i was on income support at this 2002-2003 i am still entitled to claim this rebate

You need to have been working and paying tax to be eligible.

shellplod

Got to be in it to win it, what have u got to lose. Send it in anyway, they can only say no at the worst!!!!!! Goodluck

rpb

This might be relevant (from the notes to the form):

"Children's Tax Credit is gradually withdrawn if either of you (or both of you) is a higher rate taxpayer, at the rate of £1 credit for every £15 income"

k18dan

has the year changed for this?... I heard it changed to if your child was born after 1981?

PhoenixB

How long does it take to get the money back?