Help with overpayment on Tax Credit

D90

I had received a letter last year from HMRC stating that i was overpayed tax credits etc in 2009, I had appealed this matter as it was many years ago and to my knowledge i had followed the correct procedure in keeping them informed. The appeal was declined because i was unable to provide them with proof on this matter. Now i have received another letter saying that i am to pay the amount in full or they will be changing my tax code to recover the debt.

How could i have proved that i had contacted them with this information and what other documents would have helped my appeal? The overpayment was in 2009 and now 4/5 years later it seems impossible to prove my case.

Also I do not have the lump sum to pay this in full and would like to pay something monthly rather then not know what will come off as tax as i am earning varying amounts each week.

Sorry to be a bother

zagfles

Just because you kept them informed doesn't mean you won't get an overpayment. You need to show HMRC made an error if you want to dispute the overpayment. If they didn't, you have no case.

You can get overpayments even if you keep them informed of changes and even if they act correctly on that information, due to the way the tax credits system is designed. Dispute it with the designers of the tax credits system, ie the last govt!