Is this site Taxrefund.Alley.co.uk real or fake?

james_uk

Hi, recently I have a text and email from Alley.

The text displayed as from AlleyURGENT and email was from noreply@allay.co.uk

Both are saying I can claim 20% tax back from my original PPI claim.

I did claim PPI years ago, and did get compensation. I cannot remember is Alley was the company or not, though.

So, I am just wanting to mainly know if this is real or fake? The links etc seem real, the links take me to Taxrefund.Alley.co.uk

My Virus software Bitdefender doesn't like the site though and tried to block it.

Any info would be great.

Regards

James

MikeJXE

james_uk said:

Hi, recently I have a text and email from Alley.

The text displayed as from AlleyURGENT and email was from noreply@allay.co.uk

Both are saying I can claim 20% tax back from my original PPI claim.

I did claim PPI years ago, and did get compensation. I cannot remember is Alley was the company or not, though.

So, I am just wanting to mainly know if this is real or fake? The links etc seem real, the links take me to Taxrefund.Alley.co.uk

My Virus software Bitdefender doesn't like the site though and tried to block it.

Any info would be great.

Regards

James

Despite your virus software not liking it you continue to click on links from emails you don't recognise 

Info is you shouldn't be doing that 

sourcrates

All Tax refunds come via HMRC.

Just fill in the relevant form, in this case tax form R-40, and submit it to them if you think you have a refund due, or it can be done from your online tax account.

Absolutely no need to use a 3rd party shyster ambulance chaser that will take 45% of your money.

You should really avoid using such companies that text you out of the blue.

baser999

Even if there is a PPI refund due, make the claim yourself, very easy, why give some outfit 20% for what you can do yourself

Dazed_and_C0nfused

baser999 said:

Even if there is a PPI refund due, make the claim yourself, very easy, why give some outfit 20% for what you can do yourself

Or even 48% in some cases.

They can only make a claim on your behalf if you provide them with all the relevant information.

So why would you do that rather than just telling HMRC direct and cutting out the middleman (/woman).

Don't forget you can only claim if the tax was deducted after 5 April 2018.  And although you can in theory claim for 2018:19 the deadline is fast approaching for that tax year.

gsw55

Once you’ve signed up for this they can take a % of any tax refund you might be entitled to in the future because in the eyes of HMRC they are your agent. The only way to get out of the agreement is for you and them to sign a document cancelling the arrangement which is sent to HMRC. Turkeys and Christmas springs to mind.

Dazed_and_C0nfused

gsw55 said:

Once you’ve signed up for this they can take a % of any tax refund you might be entitled to in the future because in the eyes of HMRC they are your agent. The only way to get out of the agreement is for you and them to sign a document cancelling the arrangement which is sent to HMRC. Turkeys and Christmas springs to mind.

That's been stopped wef 15 March 2023.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/raising-standards-in-tax-advice-protecting-customers-claiming-tax-repayments-rendering-void-assignments-of-income-tax-repayments/rendering-void-assignments-of-income-tax-repayments

sourcrates

Dazed_and_C0nfused said:

gsw55 said:

Once you’ve signed up for this they can take a % of any tax refund you might be entitled to in the future because in the eyes of HMRC they are your agent. The only way to get out of the agreement is for you and them to sign a document cancelling the arrangement which is sent to HMRC. Turkeys and Christmas springs to mind.

That's been stopped wef 15 March 2023.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/raising-standards-in-tax-advice-protecting-customers-claiming-tax-repayments-rendering-void-assignments-of-income-tax-repayments/rendering-void-assignments-of-income-tax-repayments

Yes but its can`t be applied retrospectively.

So if you had signed up prior to this, you need to cancel authority in writing.

baser999

Not sure it’s necessary for both OP and the ‘agents’ to cancel that agreement? Would have thought OP contacting HMRC in writing would have sufficed

Dazed_and_C0nfused

baser999 said:

Not sure it’s necessary for both OP and the ‘agents’ to cancel that agreement? Would have thought OP contacting HMRC in writing would have sufficed

You can only them as the agent that way, not the authority to receive any refund for the year(s) the assignment covers