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  • fairclaire
    fairclaire Posts: 22,698 Forumite
    purpledonkey wrote: »
    It would be when I've been slapped with a big tax bill :rotfl: HMRC screwed up my tax for last year and now I need to pay back £600, after them deducting 50% off my wages last week. big-cry.gif~c200

    OUCH! :( I've had the opposite with OH. HMRC thinks he had 2 jobs after registering him as doing therapeutic work and then him starting proper work and not cancelling the therapeutic work. I reckon they owe him around £1k or so. Very easy to sort out online now :T
  • David.
    David. Posts: 24,086 Forumite
    purpledonkey wrote: »
    It would be when I've been slapped with a big tax bill :rotfl: HMRC screwed up my tax for last year and now I need to pay back £600, after them deducting 50% off my wages last week. big-cry.gif~c200

    I have had to stop myself adding to and deleting from that quote :rotfl:
    Claim for the leather gear ;)
    When The Fun Stops Stop ;)
  • purpledonkey
    purpledonkey Posts: 6,997 Forumite
    fairclaire wrote: »
    OUCH! :( I've had the opposite with OH. HMRC thinks he had 2 jobs after registering him as doing therapeutic work and then him starting proper work and not cancelling the therapeutic work. I reckon they owe him around £1k or so. Very easy to sort out online now :T

    Nice one :T In all fairness I've been fortunate, usually I'm claiming back tax for not earning enough :o One day I'll get a proper job :)
    'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good'
  • Tinyshoes
    Tinyshoes Posts: 29,014 Forumite
    purpledonkey wrote: »
    It would be when I've been slapped with a big tax bill :rotfl: HMRC screwed up my tax for last year and now I need to pay back £600, after them deducting 50% off my wages last week. big-cry.gif~c200

    :eek: That's not good. Won't they let you pay back a bit at a time? Seems bit unfair if they messed up, but then we are talking HMRC....
  • purpledonkey
    purpledonkey Posts: 6,997 Forumite
    David. wrote: »
    I have had to stop myself adding to and deleting from that quote :rotfl:
    Claim for the leather gear ;)

    Be rebellious, corrupt away! You never used to shy away so easily ;)
    'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good'
  • David.
    David. Posts: 24,086 Forumite
    purpledonkey wrote: »
    Be rebellious, corrupt away! You never used to shy away so easily ;)

    Things change :p
    When The Fun Stops Stop ;)
  • fairclaire
    fairclaire Posts: 22,698 Forumite
    purpledonkey wrote: »
    Nice one :T In all fairness I've been fortunate, usually I'm claiming back tax for not earning enough :o One day I'll get a proper job :)

    it's all too confusing. I filled my self employed thing in for last tax year and it said I owed £3 odd. I can't possibly have but I obviously ticked a wrong box somewhere. £3 not worth arguing over :o
    No need for a proper job if you're doing alright as you are :D Do what makes you happy. As long as you're not starving or homeless it's all good.
  • purpledonkey
    purpledonkey Posts: 6,997 Forumite
    Tinyshoes wrote: »
    :eek: That's not good. Won't they let you pay back a bit at a time? Seems bit unfair if they messed up, but then we are talking HMRC....

    The options they have given me are, pay it all back at once or over 3 years. Due to my tax code being spread across 3 employers, apparently it would be too difficult to reduce the codes (after I spent 10 minutes explaining to them £500 allowance in one job wasn't feasible as it's my main source of work). At least it's given me a kick up the bum to finally ebay some crap :rotfl:

    How's the weekend panning out for you all? Sunburnt yet? :D
    'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good'
  • David.
    David. Posts: 24,086 Forumite
    purpledonkey wrote: »
    The options they have given me are, pay it all back at once or over 3 years. Due to my tax code being spread across 3 employers, apparently it would be too difficult to reduce the codes (after I spent 10 minutes explaining to them £500 allowance in one job wasn't feasible as it's my main source of work). At least it's given me a kick up the bum to finally ebay some crap :rotfl:

    How's the weekend panning out for you all? Sunburnt yet? :D

    Knickers? ;)
    When The Fun Stops Stop ;)
  • Tinyshoes
    Tinyshoes Posts: 29,014 Forumite
    purpledonkey wrote: »
    The options they have given me are, pay it all back at once or over 3 years. Due to my tax code being spread across 3 employers, apparently it would be too difficult to reduce the codes (after I spent 10 minutes explaining to them £500 allowance in one job wasn't feasible as it's my main source of work). At least it's given me a kick up the bum to finally ebay some crap :rotfl:

    How's the weekend panning out for you all? Sunburnt yet? :D

    Well Mr TS's bald patch is a bit red. :eek:
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