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Working tax credit: working hours for untaxable work
CaptainProg
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I understand that in order to claim Working Tax Credit (if over 25), you must work at least 30 hours per week.
I work ~40 hours a week, but as a PhD student. PhD stipends are untaxable (a very rare exception, only shared [to my knowledge] with vicars). This puts me below the earning threshold to be able to claim Working Tax Credit.
In the eyes of HMRC, do I work enough hours to qualify for Working Tax Credit? I do not have to declare the fact that I earn a stipend to HMRC, so can I claim that the 40 hours per week are actually work?
I work ~40 hours a week, but as a PhD student. PhD stipends are untaxable (a very rare exception, only shared [to my knowledge] with vicars). This puts me below the earning threshold to be able to claim Working Tax Credit.
In the eyes of HMRC, do I work enough hours to qualify for Working Tax Credit? I do not have to declare the fact that I earn a stipend to HMRC, so can I claim that the 40 hours per week are actually work?
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CaptainProg wrote: »I understand that in order to claim Working Tax Credit (if over 25), you must work at least 30 hours per week.
I work ~40 hours a week, but as a PhD student. PhD stipends are untaxable (a very rare exception, only shared [to my knowledge] with vicars). This puts me below the earning threshold to be able to claim Working Tax Credit.
In the eyes of HMRC, do I work enough hours to qualify for Working Tax Credit? I do not have to declare the fact that I earn a stipend to HMRC, so can I claim that the 40 hours per week are actually work?
Are you under an employment contract or contract of service?
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So you want to claim on the basis of working 40 hours but have no income taken into account?"You've been reading SOS when it's just your clock reading 5:05 "0
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https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2702631
Thread above says hours worked on PHD don't count either so you won't be able to claim on that basis as you are doing no work other than your PHD."You've been reading SOS when it's just your clock reading 5:05 "0
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