Working tax credits

zagfles

blondebubbles wrote: »

I think it is perfectly clear.

The application asked for previous year only which was JSA. The application does not ask for current year income or current salary.

Exactly. It should do, then people don't need to report a "change" when a change hasn't actually occurred since the application.

The TC602 notes says "Income - Your total income for each of the tax years shown? (Tell us straightaway if your current income changes so that we can make sure you are paid the right amount of tax credits)"

The current year income would have been wrong because it's carried forward from the previous year unless they tell them otherwise.

Do they state the current year income on the award when an estimate hasn't been given?

spiritus

There seems to be a general misunderstanding that an overpayment is triggered either by a mistake by the HMRC or the recipient.

My experience suggests that overpayments can be triggered by the recipient simply informing the HMRC of change of income at the correct time and an overpayment can still be triggered. payments.

Icequeen99

spiritus wrote: »

There seems to be a general misunderstanding that an overpayment is triggered either by a mistake by the HMRC or the recipient.

My experience suggests that overpayments can be triggered by the recipient simply informing the HMRC of change of income at the correct time and an overpayment can still be triggered. payments.

Yes, that is correct. The system was designed with overpayments in it because of how income is spread over the year.

IQ