MSE News: Couples now able to register to shift tax allowance between spouses

50Twuncle

benniebert wrote: »

Don't forget that one has a credit card, they own a car and both drive and that they holiday on the continent every year.

Which '''one" ?

benniebert

50Twuncle wrote: »

Which '''one" ?

Does it really matter? Husband or wife it's all the same to HMRC.
It shows that one of you exist! Otherwise they wouldn't lend any money.

zygurat789

johnbfan wrote: »

So, I assume at some stage I can get a paper form and send that up.

And it will be done in time for the election!!!

That won't change because of an election result but a new chancellor could choose to have a snap budget!!!!!

Elimum

50Twuncle wrote: »

If you were a foreign immigrant - no doubt you would benefit from the extra tax allowance with no problems at all ....

Actually not, I am a foreign immigrant, me and my husband pay regularly taxes to the Gov, but unfortunately don't have a "UK" passport or a "UK" driving licence. Maybe they know something we don't and are getting ready to please the next PM, if everybody reasons as yourself.

sarah1972

Received the email to apply today.

Duly applied and had to go through the verification process by Experian which came back as unverified for some odd reason.

Called Experian who said I have to call HMRC and gave me the number, called the number, stayed on hold for 42 minutes only to be told that they had no idea that it had gone live and to call online help and gave me the number.

Called online help to be told that its nothing to do with them and to call the original HMRC number :mad::mad::mad::mad:

Called the original HMRC number and held on for 45 minutes to be told to hold on while they look into it, held on for another 10 minutes for them to come back and say that a specialist team will have to call me within the next 72 hours!

I think I have spend the £212 that we will save already on the phone bill :eek::eek::eek::eek:

50Twuncle

sarah1972 wrote: »

Received the email to apply today.

Duly applied and had to go through the verification process by Experian which came back as unverified for some odd reason.

Called Experian who said I have to call HMRC and gave me the number, called the number, stayed on hold for 42 minutes only to be told that they had no idea that it had gone live and to call online help and gave me the number.

Called online help to be told that its nothing to do with them and to call the original HMRC number :mad::mad::mad::mad:

Called the original HMRC number and held on for 45 minutes to be told to hold on while they look into it, held on for another 10 minutes for them to come back and say that a specialist team will have to call me within the next 72 hours!

I think I have spend the £212 that we will save already on the phone bill :eek::eek::eek::eek:

The only freephone number offered by HMRC is 0800 99 1234 which is the pension credit helpline !!
They may be able to transfer you from this number
0845 means even more profits to HMRC ,.... appalling state of affairs
Try Saynoto0800 for 061 number - if you have inclusive calls - at least no extra profits to HMRC..

Doc_N

50Twuncle wrote: »

The only freephone number offered by HMRC is 0800 99 1234 which is the pension credit helpline !!
They may be able to transfer you from this number
0845 means even more profits to HMRC ,.... appalling state of affairs
Try Saynoto0800 for 061 number - if you have inclusive calls - at least no extra profits to HMRC..

A little unfair, perhaps, given that this is shown on their website:


Phone

Telephone: 0300 200 3300
Textphone: 0300 200 3319
Outside UK: +44 135 535 9022
Find out about call charges

Opening times:

8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday
8am to 4pm Saturday

Closed Sundays and bank holidays

Best time to call:

Phone lines are less busy before 10am, Monday to Friday

Please have your National Insurance number with you when you phone.

bigk

We have not received any invitations to apply, only the reply following on from the expressions of interest application a week or two ago.
Has anybody else received this latest communication or are they sending emails out in batches?

Onawingandaprayer

Nothing here either...

and my email said 'you will be one of the first couples to be invited to apply online.'

Obviously a big fib...

audigex

carmina_piranha wrote: »

So you wouldn't qualify if one of you was a higher rate taxpayer. Some might argue that's unfair. I don't know.

And of course you wouldn't qualify if you both earned less than £10,601 because your spouse wouldn't be using their own full tax allowance, let alone being able to make use of yours.

If one of you is a higher rate taxpayer, you probably aren't in desperate need of £17.60 a month, to be fair.

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't turn down a free £212 a year even if I was a millionaire, every little helps and I'd rather have it in my pocket than Georgey Osbourne's, but I can't say £17.60 would make that much difference to my life even though I'm not a higher rate taxpayer.