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tax refund

lexi
lexi Posts: 267 Forumite
Hi, basically, have asked for a tax refund. Does anyone know roughly how long you seem to wait for a decision? I sent it 3 wks ago & there have been a few probs with the post in my area lately. Should i be concerned? thanx

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  • System
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    It normally takes 4 to 6 weeks for any refund to be issued providing your tax office has all the information it needs.
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    No harm in calling the tax office to find out its status. Have NI number ready as a reference.
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  • Tarasam
    Tarasam Posts: 508 Forumite
    Hi,

    As said before normally takes 4-6 weeks but in some offices (the one i work in, we have a backlog of post back to beginning of Feb so would take considerably longer).

    Give HMRC a call, they'll be able to give you a rough guide to timescales.
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