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Tax situation query
gingermark
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in Cutting tax
Hi there ... Just a quick one to see if anyone has any advice or experience of a situation I have found myself in ....
Last month my tax code changed and my tax contribution jumped massively - I contacted the tax people who said that they were taking money due to a wrongly awarded tax rebate from the 08/09 year of £2000. The problem is that I did not receive this rebate. I moved house from a shared house into a private property and the cheque was sent there. The tax people took this on board and said that they would contact me after an investigation taking three weeks had taken place. I contacted them today as they had not got back to me and my latest pay slip told me that exactly the same thing had happened this month ....
I was informed today that they sent a cheque for £2000 to me on 23/01/09, after I had moved out of the house. They also state that it was cashed but cannot tell me where or how or who by I offered to send copies of my bank statements (I only have one basic account) to prove the money had never been cashed by me but was told that they would not be using these in the investigation (I was informed that anyone can cash a cheque at CashConverters etc by the chappie on the phone). They said that they have no record of where or when the cheque was cashed but seemed utterly confident that it had been.
Therefore it appears that I am liable to pay back this unreceived £2000 at any rate that they desire, taking it directly from my wages each month.
Does anyone have any idea of what I can do or any steps I can take to prove my innocence in this situation? I'm tearing my hair out as I'm being taxed an extra £200 per month as a result of this as they claw it back (not that they told me they were going to do this or sent me a letter explaining it ...). I've no idea what to do, who I can contact to get some help .... only that I have to wait another three weeks before they have 'investigated' it.
Please ... anyone any ideas what I can do?
Cheers in advance
gingermark
Last month my tax code changed and my tax contribution jumped massively - I contacted the tax people who said that they were taking money due to a wrongly awarded tax rebate from the 08/09 year of £2000. The problem is that I did not receive this rebate. I moved house from a shared house into a private property and the cheque was sent there. The tax people took this on board and said that they would contact me after an investigation taking three weeks had taken place. I contacted them today as they had not got back to me and my latest pay slip told me that exactly the same thing had happened this month ....
I was informed today that they sent a cheque for £2000 to me on 23/01/09, after I had moved out of the house. They also state that it was cashed but cannot tell me where or how or who by I offered to send copies of my bank statements (I only have one basic account) to prove the money had never been cashed by me but was told that they would not be using these in the investigation (I was informed that anyone can cash a cheque at CashConverters etc by the chappie on the phone). They said that they have no record of where or when the cheque was cashed but seemed utterly confident that it had been.
Therefore it appears that I am liable to pay back this unreceived £2000 at any rate that they desire, taking it directly from my wages each month.
Does anyone have any idea of what I can do or any steps I can take to prove my innocence in this situation? I'm tearing my hair out as I'm being taxed an extra £200 per month as a result of this as they claw it back (not that they told me they were going to do this or sent me a letter explaining it ...). I've no idea what to do, who I can contact to get some help .... only that I have to wait another three weeks before they have 'investigated' it.
Please ... anyone any ideas what I can do?
Cheers in advance
gingermark
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Why have you started a 2nd thread on exactly the same thing?
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/43869612#Comment_438696120
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