CSA Refusing reassesment

bandersnatch

I have had the same assessed amount for 6 years and rang last week for a reassesment but csa have refused to do it saying that no one in the country has had a 5% payrise. Is this information correct? his company website has been updated and he is in a senior position now but they are still refusing.
Any help or advice would e appreciated.
thanks

DUTR

Many people have had pay cuts, just to be able to keep their jobs, some have had minimal pay rises, certainly not 5% that's for sure unless your NRP is like an investment banker or something flash.

Crellow4

Ask for a written decision - you can then ask for a Mandatory Reconsideration. This means that another officer will look at the decision again. If you are still unhappy after this you can appeal to the Tribunal Service.

Fission

Just appeal to the tribunal. It's what they're there for.

Crellow4

You now have to request a reconsideration before you can appeal.

bandersnatch

Thanks for all your advice, I Will contact them tomorrow.
All the csa told me was to report him for tax evasion and that he is claiming a benefit i.e tax credits but he was earning alot more 7 years ago but is in a more senior position now but earning less (he is apparently self employed btw). I have never requested a reassessment before.

DUTR

bandersnatch wrote: »

Thanks for all your advice, I Will contact them tomorrow.
All the csa told me was to report him for tax evasion and that he is claiming a benefit i.e tax credits but he was earning alot more 7 years ago but is in a more senior position now but earning less (he is apparently self employed btw). I have never requested a reassessment before.

Do continue with your re-assesment, somethings to consider though much as you may not want to read it, (see the pattern in other threads) Self employed are often the flour that passes through the sieve, also senior position does not always mean a bigger salary than the ground force, at our place the line managers can and do earn less than the 'real workers' an easy example is a football manager is more senior than the players, but certainly earns less.

HoneyNutLoop

bandersnatch wrote: »

I have had the same assessed amount for 6 years and rang last week for a reassesment but csa have refused to do it saying that no one in the country has had a 5% payrise. Is this information correct? his company website has been updated and he is in a senior position now but they are still refusing.
Any help or advice would e appreciated.
thanks

In order to get a reassessment the person instigating it has to provide sufficient basis for the CSA to accept that a relevant change has occurred.

You say it hasn't been reassessed for 6 years but that in conversations with the CSA you've discussed that apparently he is earning a lot less than he was 7 years ago. If the CSA haven't reassessed or investigated the potential of reassessing how do they know what he's earning now? Did you receive a letter telling you why they weren't reassessing? If so, what does it say?

From your most recent post, it sounds like they did accept your request for a reassessment, but the evidence they received of your ex's current income shows it is not more than 5% different than the income used to work out the last assessment, so the calculation will not change.

If the decision was made after 28th October Crellow is correct that you must ask for mandatory reconsideration before you can appeal. This page from NACSA gives more info: http://www.nacsa.co.uk/index.php/mandatory-reconsideration

However you have an uphill battle ahead of you both because your ex is self-employed and claiming working tax credit. You would really need to have some evidence of his income to prove that his declared self-assessment is wrong or that there is more recent evidence of his income than that last looked at (not used but considered). If he is claiming WTC you cannot apply for a variation, so lifestyle inconsistent, etc, is not a option for you.

jacklink

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