Tax Credits Ltd Scam - Help Please

Gillya

wary said:

littledog70 said:

wary said:

They're also planning to bring it to Martin's attention in the hope that he can provide good advice on this.  Is anyone aware of him having already published an article of relevance?

Who are? HMRC? where / who did you hear that from?

No, the victims of this.  It is on the Facebook group for people who fell foul of this, and I believe that many have spoken to a rep from MSE, in particular those who now have a copy of the deed and claim it is not their signature.

Can you let me have the link on the facebook group please?

p00hsticks

Gillya said:

wary said:

littledog70 said:

wary said:

They're also planning to bring it to Martin's attention in the hope that he can provide good advice on this.  Is anyone aware of him having already published an article of relevance?

Who are? HMRC? where / who did you hear that from?

No, the victims of this.  It is on the Facebook group for people who fell foul of this, and I believe that many have spoken to a rep from MSE, in particular those who now have a copy of the deed and claim it is not their signature.

Can you let me have the link on the facebook group please?

I would imagine it's this one - althought note that it only appears to have been created a fortnight ago

https://www.facebook.com/groups/298468115826109

wary

Sorry Gillya, only just seen your post.  p00hsticks has posted the correct group though.  Now up to 444 members.

Tberry1234

Join our facebook support group 'Tax Credits Ltd Rebate Scam Help' and SIGN AND SHARE our petiton at chang.org tax-credits-limited-tax-rebate-scam

Hutch100uk

Tberry1234 said:

Join our facebook support group 'Tax Credits Ltd Rebate Scam Help' and SIGN AND SHARE our petiton at chang.org tax-credits-limited-tax-rebate-scam

Has this group been shut down now?

Pyrhana

My daughter was also scammed by Tax Credit Ltd or rather HMRC where. An assignment form was submitted with a forged signature, home working rebate submitted and a cheque for £510 was sent to them. Initially HMRC said they were a bona fide company and she should submit all ID docs requested to them to get the money. 3 days later I contacted them on her behalf to be told by a different advisor they were aware of fraudulent claims and they have now been removed from HMRC systems. In my view HMRC are the victims and they should re issue the cheque to my daughter. This they have refused to do until the outcome of a fraud enquiry. At least they have now been removed from the HMRC system.

Hutch100uk

Just to let anyone know who has had this issue. I took some legal advice today. I was informed that you can have the 3rd Party agent removed by writing to:

Central Agent Authorisation Team
National Insurance Contributions and Employer Office
HMRC
BX9 1AN
United Kingdom.

 Ensure you request the Deed of Assignment from HMRC and if it is not your signature on the document, put in a formal complaint online to HMRC. If you do not agree with the outcome of this complaint, you can escalate it by using this link:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/complain-about-serious-misconduct-by-hm-revenue-and-customs-staff

pchelpman

Update on this one - HMRC has issued a policy paper "Information for customers of Tax Credits Ltd - refunding tax reclaims’" confirming that many taxpayers who made tax repayment claims through that company will now receive their refunds directly from HMRC.

HMRC does not consider that those electronic deeds of assignment are valid and has decided to make payments directly to taxpayers involved rather than via Tax Credits Ltd as an agent.

This change in HMRC practice only applies to those taxpayers using the online process after December 2021 as HMRC are happy that the company’s paper form process was valid.