Income tax return, Child/Work Tax Credit

guysl80

Dear all,

Few weeks back i received a working and child tax credit form by post after calling the HMR helpline where I filled my fianc!e and my income details and posted back.

Today my fianc!e received a cheque for income refund around £900.(2012/2013 tax year)

1) Is that refund related to working tax credit?
2) Since the claim is a joint claim will I not receive any tax credit refund? My name was not mentioned in the letter.
3) What about child tax credit? Will we get a separate letter regarding the child tax credit or are we not eligible?

Pls note my fiancee stopped working since Aug 2012. She is only receiving a maternity allowance from the government.
Both of our income for 2012/2013 approx £25,500.

Thank you in advance

Icequeen99

The two things are entirely separate. The tax refund has nothing to do with tax credits.

IQ

harrys_dad

Your fianc!e will have paid tax from April 2012 until she stopped working in August 2012 as if she had been going to work for the full tax year up until April 2013. Because she stopped worked well before the end of the tax year all her tax free allowance could then be applied just to the months she worked, rather than being spread out over the full year. This will have significantly reduced the amount of earnings she had to pay tax on (taxable pay) so she had paid too much income tax.

Enjoy the rebate!