Overpayment tax credits

belcam

I got a demand for payment from Hmrc, Blackpool c.April 2011 looking for over £700 with a follow up a couple of weeks later. I lost the letters and have heard nothing from them since. would I be better off phoning them to find out what it was about or should I wait for them to contact me again. Is interest added if you leave it? Not trying to avoid paying but am not too sure if I owe anything.

Elvisia

I would ring them, and then whatever they say ask them to write you a letter outlining this. Unfortunately things get lost in their system and they might send you another letter out of the blue saying you still owe money. Or they might tell you the case was shut, in which case you can sit back and relax.

shedboy94

I would contact them because at the moment a lot of unpaid ops are just being passed to collection agencies if no contact has been made.

glassangel

i hope some 1 on here can help me im new so sorry if im doing this wrong but approx 5 yrs ago i got divorced i was suffering abuse at the hands of my husband and was in a bad way anyway i got div started anew and claimed child tax credit for my son i was then informed from the tax credits that i owed 2800 pounds from our joint claim i went to citizens advise who rang them and basically told them to find my ex and send a form to me ...i never recieved anything and never heard anything ....untill now i recived a letter last week again informing me i owed 2800 pound i rang then and they said oh its prob bcs its renewal time i told them i have renewed my tax credits 5 times in the past 5 yrs and this is the 1st iv heard ...today a dispute form arrived and this has brought terrible memories flooding back even writing his name makes me ill i feel this will never end iv had enough and feel persued by the tax office i dont know where he is or anything about him anymore and i dont really want to even think about him ...sorry just very distressed

Anubis_2

Glass angel, you are probably better off starting a new thread so people can give you advice. I am sorry to hear of your situation.

shahgufta45

i would personally do nothing if there despret for the money im sure they will get in contact with you again