Child tax credit overpayment - HMRC's fault?

Icequeen99

Does it quote a 10/11 income on that form?

It is relevant to your question though. The amount you have been awarded in 11/12 is not based on income Of 30,000 (whatever you said your 10/11) was. Therefore hmrc must have thought your income was much lower in 10/11. You should check

It would explain why they didn't send you a letter

I think you will have to repay this one. I can't see any argument.

IQ

JimSAFC

In my experience hardly anybody gets the better of HMRC in these situations. The good news is you'll be able to arrange to pay this over some crazy time period that will work out at around £1 a month or such like.

JimmyTheWig

How do you repay an overpayment like this?
We've had our renewal through to say we don't qualify for anything this year (as we suspected) but have received payments since April.
They say they will take them back. They quote the section of the law that allows them to do this. But they don't say how they want them back.

Will they contact us to arrange for them to be repaid?
The sensible way, I wuold have thought, would have been through my tax code. But I doubt they'll do it sensibly...

Icequeen99

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

How do you repay an overpayment like this?
We've had our renewal through to say we don't qualify for anything this year (as we suspected) but have received payments since April.
They say they will take them back. They quote the section of the law that allows them to do this. But they don't say how they want them back.

Will they contact us to arrange for them to be repaid?
The sensible way, I wuold have thought, would have been through my tax code. But I doubt they'll do it sensibly...

Directly, you set up a payment plan. They are using tax codes for some groups, so you can ask about that and if it is available to you.

IQ

themull1

If its the 12/13 tax year, its not classed as an overpayment until after next April when you've got your P60's.