Do HMRC often get tax calculations (owe them money) wrong?

Nine_Lives

Yeah, my mum was 49 when my dad died.

I don't remember her getting a 6 month payment although she did get a lump sum. Think it was £1,000 or £2,000, something around that mark.

Yeah, my dad died at the back end of September. Shortly after this she started receiving a fraction of his pension. IIRC it was a bit up & down at first but is now a settled £300 roughly.


Ah well, we thought it'd be all correct. Just wanted to ask about it so thanks for clearing that up. They seem pretty helpful in that they're offering a repayment plan for her if she can't afford it & it doesn't mention any added interest which is good.

xylophone

I don't remember her getting a 6 month payment although she did get a lump sum. Think it was £1,000 or £2,000, something around that mark.

The lump sum bereavement payment is not taxable but bereavement allowance and widowed parent's allowance are.

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/np-45.pdf see table on page 13