6years later

MUMMAM

Hi
Not had dealings with tax credits since 2010, now a letter from a Debt Recovery Company saying after many attempts to contact us HMRC have passed it on to them to pursue us,we wrote and sent letter recorded delivery explaining we have not had dealings for years, didn't get a reply just another demand saying do not ignore. Please help.

Diary

You say you've not had dealings with tax credits for years but that doesn't mean an overpayment ever goes away. The normal statute doesn't apply.
The onus is on you the claimant to prove you don't owe it not on hmrc to prove you do.

Can you do a affordable payment plan?

Darksparkle

Call tax credits and discuss it with them.

konark

Darksparkle wrote: »

Call tax credits and discuss it with them.

...and don't hold your breath waiting for them to answer.

Icequeen99

Diary wrote: »

You say you've not had dealings with tax credits for years but that doesn't mean an overpayment ever goes away. The normal statute doesn't apply.
The onus is on you the claimant to prove you don't owe it not on hmrc to prove you do.

Can you do a affordable payment plan?

The normal statute does apply to tax credits. It doesn't cover tax, but it does cover tax credits.

That said, it only stops them taking county court action not other methods of pursuing the debt .

IQ

pinkladyvenus

I would check out this website I have used it my self in the past to fight my corner with tax credits. http://www.taxcc.org/TCC_News/23/11/2013/is-your-case-over-6-years-old/

Dbw1964

Hi,
I had the same issue from overpayments from about 2 years back. I haven't contacted the debt recovery people yet which I just remembered I should have. Saying that, this was over a year ago now and i've heard nothing. Perhaps you can offer them £1 a week? This is what I setup on another benefit recovery team. Very best of luck.